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Taliban Lets bin Laden Loose
Thursday, October 11, 2001
(00:04 IST) (13:34 ET)
The Economic Times

KABUL / WASHINGTON -- Reuters
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban today gave Osama bin Laden free rein to wage holy war on the US as Washington said its war planes had the run of the Afghan skies.

Taliban spokesman Abdul Hai Mutmaen said the activities of bin Laden -- the man Washington accuses of masterminding the September 11 suicide hijack attacks on the United States -- were no longer restricted following this week’s US-led air strikes.

“With the start of the American attacks, these restrictions are no longer in place,” Mutmaen told the BBC. “Jihad is an obligation on all Muslims of the world. We want this, bin Laden wants this and America will face the unpleasant consequences.”
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