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Tuesday, February 22, 2000
Afghan Taliban leader Criticizes U.N. Chief

KABUL (AFP) -The supreme leader of the ruling Afghan Taliban accused U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan of showing bias against Afghanistan. Mullah Mohammad Omar, in a statement issued here, said the secretary general should not use what he called "double standards" while dealing with Afghanistan.

He said on issues such as Chechnya and Palestine the U.N. chief remained silent or adopted a moderate stand but this was not the case with Afghanistan. Omar said the United Nations had published "baseless" reports emanating from the anti-Taliban alliance.

These included reports of child soldiers in Taliban ranks and aerial bombardments of civilians, he said, adding these reports were "incorrect".

"Such statements show your partiality and, instead of enhancing your credibility, will cause more discredit to you," the Taliban leader told the U.N. chief. Announcing "baseless" reports shows the "personal pessimism" of the secretary general towards Afghanistan, Omar said.


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