Osama, Omar hiding near Pak-Afghan border: Afghan FM
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, Feb 29, IRNA -- Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah has claimed that Osama Bin Laden and ex-Taliban chief Mullah Omar are still hiding near the Pak-Afghan border. The Pakistani private NNI news agency quoted Abdullah as saying that it is hard to predict that both fugitives could be arrested soon. "As a matter of fact, Taliban and Al-Qaeda (aspirations) have been defeated. According to the present situation in Afghanistan and international scenario, they can`t come back to power." He appreciated Pakistan`s role in the fight against terrorism and said Pakistan and Afghanistan as good neighbours are cooperating with each other in different fields, especially in the war against terrorism. "There is a great capacity of enhancing relations between the two countries." "Terrorism is a great danger for Afghanistan and Pakistan (and) even for the whole world and it is the need of the hour to fight against it jointly," he added. The Afghan foreign minister said that Afghanistan is satisfied with the tripartite commission consisting of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States. The tripartite commission has been working for the benefit of all member countries in the interest of which matters pertaining to maintenance of security are being discussed, Abdullah added. To a question, he said that at present there are more than 500 Pakistani prisoners being held in Afghanistan jails. He said that the US has reservations on these remaining prisoners and the Afghan government is in touch with both Pakistan and the US on this issue. "The war on terrorism is continuing in Afghanistan and the prisoners in Afghanistan are responsible for that, and if they are freed they will again commit acts of terrorism." TK/TSH/LS/210 End
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