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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Taliban commanders have held a meeting with their supreme leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar, to plan their armed campaign against U.S. forces, a purported spokesman said. The spokesman, who said his name was Sayed Hamid Agha, telephoned Associated Press reporters in Afghanistan and Pakistan on Sunday and read out a statement. "Over the last few days we established a shura (council) under the leadership of Mullah Omar," Agha said. "The shura appointed four committees -- military, political, cultural and economic to regulate all relevant matters." One of the two AP reporters recognized the man's voice and...