DATE=10/29/1999
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=AFGHAN / BIN LADEN (S-ONLY)
NUMBER=2-255616
BYLINE=SCOTT ANGER
DATELINE=ISLAMABAD
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: Taleban officials in Afghanistan say suspected
terrorist Osama bin Laden has sent a letter to them
outlining his conditions for leaving the country. As
V-O-A's Scott Anger reports, the United States has
demanded that Afghanistan's Taleban movement turn over
the Saudi militant to stand trial for allegedly
masterminding the bombings of two U-S embassies in
Africa last year.
TEXT: The Afghan Islamic Press news agency says
Taleban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar received a letter
from Mr. bin Laden Friday, in which he stated two
conditions for leaving Afghanistan. First, Mr. bin
Laden says he wants the Taleban's help in reaching an
undisclosed country safely. The second condition for
his departure is that only two people in Afghanistan
know his whereabouts after he leaves.
The Taleban leader has promised to respond to Mr. bin
Laden's letter in a couple of days.
Earlier this week, U-S officials and the Taleban held
talks in Washington to try and reach an agreement over
the fate of the suspected terrorist.
The U-S accuses Mr. bin Laden of being behind the
embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania that killed
more than 200 people. (SIGNED)
NEB/SA/LTD/JP
29-Oct-1999 11:14 AM EDT (29-Oct-1999 1514 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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