Mullah Omar warns of new attacks on foreign troops in Afghanistan

By Hasbanullah Mutawakel, IOL Correspondent

Peshawar, December 18 (IslamOnline) – Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar exhorted Muslims on Tuesday, December 17, to prepare for Jihad against the United  States if it unleashes a military offensive against Iraq.

In a statement published in the Pakistani Mashraq newspaper, Mullah Omar stressed it was time for the Islamic nation to stand in the face of world atheism and to attack American interests worldwide.

In his statement, which the paper said was authenticated by close sources to Taliban, Mullah Omar underlined that Muslims must unite in Jihad against their enemies and should never accept eternal humiliation.

The Taliban leader regretted what he termed as an atheist assault on Islam and Muslims, stressing that his followers were reuniting and planning attacks on foreign troops in Afghanistan.

Mullah Omar said that his forces have become in better shape than they were in the past.