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October 7, 2001
Taliban leader Mulla Muhammad Omar has implemented the Ulema council's decree on Jihad against the United States and its Western allies, IRNA reported, saying Jihad is binding on the people of Afghanistan and all Muslims. The Ulema council, in a September meeting, decided that Jihad would be obligatory on Afghans and other Muslims under Islamic Sharia if the
United States attacked Afghanistan, the NNI news agency reported.
2355 GMT 100701
Singapore Times reported China on Monday gave qualified backing to US airstrikes against Afghanistan, saying it supported action against terrorism, provided it was limited to 'specific objectives' and avoided civilian casualties.
2330 GMT 100701
Kyodo News Service reports that Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, in a 3:00 a.m. press conference, expressed full support for U.S. and British military action against Afghanistan and pledged Japanese help. Koizumi said he would immediately convene the Security Council of Japan and establish a government emergency task force to deal with the situation. Koizumi said he
would still make a planned one-day trip to Beijing Oct. 8.
2340 GMT 100701
Taliban leader Mulla Muhammad Omar has implemented the Ulema council's decree on a jihad against the United States and its Western allies, saying the jihad is binding on the people of Afghanistan and all Muslims, IRNA reported.
2300 GMT, 011007
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