Posted on 11/16/2001 1:24:41 PM PST by HAL9000
ISLAMABAD, 16 nov (AFP) - The mollah Omar ordered the talibans to evacuate Kandahar (southeast of Afghanistan) and to withdraw in the Afghan mountains, indicated on Friday the Afghan Islamic Presse ( AIP ) agency.According to this agency based in Pakistan, the big town of the Afghan South, the fief of talibans and usual place of residence of the mollah Omar, will be evacuated by the fundamentalist militia " within 24 hours ".
The decision was taken after discussions which lasted several days with talibans commanders(majors) and of close co-workers of the mollah Mohammad Omar, according to AIP.
I can't be sure, of course, but at least some of the Talibums are political animals. Look at the successful propaganda campaign they ran.
The wallabee walhabists wasnt to rule the world. That'll take political animals. It's hard to take over a country when the entire world hates you. So, yes, I think that at least some of them might be interested in what the Arab world, at least, thinks.
The really insane, lunatic fringe - of course, the whole Talibans is the lunatic fringe - of the Taliban might try something. They seem pretty undisciplined. I doubt their "leaders" could control them, even if they wanted to.
Right. They weren't too interested in the safety of the civilians when they were killing them before.
Of course we will prevail. The Taliban will be just another roving band of robbers creating problems in creating a stable Afghanistan. Maybe it's just the contrast. The US military is so good at strategic planning. It seems impossible to me that their strategy is nonexistant.
Agreed. If the report is true, maybe Omar is hoping that the NA will wait to attack the retreating forces instead of assaulting their defrensive positions now. This stalling tactic may be to give Omar time to slip out, leaving his soldiers behind to be massacared
..., as they were dropping like flies.
10:33 PST ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar has agreed to leave his headquarters at Kandahar and turn over the southern Afghan city to two local Pashtun leaders, the Afghan Islamic Press said Friday. The Pakistan-based agency said Omar agreed to leave Kandahar within 24 hours and head for the mountains following discussions with "close friends and army commanders."...doesn't quite jibe with the AFP article. Both seem to be quoting AIP...
ISLAMABAD, 16 nov (AFP) - The mollah Omar ordered the talibans to evacuate Kandahar (southeast of Afghanistan) and to withdraw in the Afghan mountains, indicated on Friday the Afghan Islamic Presse ( AIP ) agency.According to this agency based in Pakistan, the big town of the Afghan South, the fief of talibans and usual place of residence of the mollah Omar, will be evacuated by the fundamentalist militia " within 24 hours ".
So is Mullah Omar in Kandahar or not? This article from yesterday claimed that Omar was in Kunduz...
Mulla Omar is in Kunduz, reliable informed sources
Dushanbe, Nov 15, IRNA -- Taliban leader Mulla Mohammad Omar is in the northern Kunduz province, the deputy ambassador of the Afghanistan Islamic government to Tajikistan Mohyuddin Mahdi told IRNA here Thursday citing reliable informed sources.
He said he was unaware of further details, but reiterated the authenticity of the news could be vouchsafed.
He is. He's up to losing.
GO WARTHOGS!
It's amazing what a few well placed daisycutter bombs will do...
Mullah: "No, I said stop running like chickens, little girls are much faster."
If the Taliban-Al Queada forces expect to exist for weeks or months in cave locations, we may not need to lay siege or worry about resupply. Our infared and heat sensitive survellience should be able to locate any concentrated numbers of the enemy. I saw a report today that pointed out a B-1 bomber could drop up to 27 bunker-buster bombs at once at one target. Each bomb can penetrate 50 to 100 ft. prior to exploding, depending on the conditions of the terrain. We have the 2,000 lb. and 5,000 lb. varieties equipped with precise guidance systems. I don't see how any cave complex could survive such an attack.
If we can find them, we can kill them.
Are you aware it's been only a matter of weeks we've been IN the war? Do you expect it to be over in days? Sheesh.
They must have been taking him at his word...........or are mind readers...........it seems they were doing this well before his 'directive' /sarcasm
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