Taliban leader says war to free Afghanistan will continue
In possibly his first interview since his ouster in 2001, Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar told The New York Times he has not seen Osama bin Laden in five years, and vowed to continue fighting to free Afghanistan from foreign troops. “I have neither seen him nor have made any effort to do so, but I pray for his health and safety,” Omar said of the Al-Qaeda leader with whom he said he shares the “common goal” of driving US troops from Afghanistan. Full Story