Taliban vow more attacks

[Khephra]

Taliban vow more attacks
Mon 12 July, 2004 08:36

By Saeed Ali Achakzai

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghanistan's ousted Taliban has denied carrying out a weekend bomb attack in the western city of Herat that killed five people, but has vowed to disrupt preparations for landmark elections.

Mullah Dadullah, a senior military commander for the Taliban, said local rivalries between commanders within President Hamid Karzai's government were behind Sunday's blast, in which 34 people were wounded.

The attack took place just hours before forces loyal to powerful western governor Ismail Khan began handing in weapons under a nationwide disarmament drive which Khan has criticised.

In an interview published on Monday, Karzai told the New York Times that he viewed Afghanistan's private militias, like Khan's, as the greatest threat to stability in the country, not Islamic militants from the Taliban.

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=545503§ion=news

[arcane1]

1. I guess I have one thing in common with the Taliban:

I too hate it when oil-soaked puppets are installed as president of my country :grr:

[AlGore-08.com]

2. Don't worry - - the Air Force is sending in the accordion players!

Sorry, I couldn't resist. :D