https://freerepublic.com/tag/usedrugsalesman/ en-us Sat, 24 Dec 2005 22:46:20 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1546683/posts Al-Qaida's deputy leader said in an audiotape aired Saturday that Taliban's fighters control large areas in Afghanistan and are fighting American forces and the U.S-backed Afghan government. It was not clear when the tape purportedly by al-Qaida number 2 Ayman al-Zawahri was recorded. Dubai-based Al-Arabiya television, which aired about 30 seconds of the tape, said al-Zawahri did not refer to any new events in the speech. The tape's authenticity could not be independently confirmed, but the voice resembled that of al-Zawahri's confirmed in past recordings. Al-Zawahri said the Taliban movement is controlling large sectors of east and south Afghanistan and... AP https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1546683/posts#comment Sat, 24 Dec 2005 22:46:20 GMT