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JAZEERA TV: Taliban Call on Muslims to Support Iraq

Monday, April 7, 2003
Reuters

Since the start of the Iraq war, Taliban militia have stepped up attacks in many parts of Afghanistan.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Reuters
Afghanistan´s deposed Taliban have urged Muslims to support Iraq against the U.S.-led military offensive, al-Jazeera television reported on Sunday.

"A statement from Taliban called on the Islamic nation to stand with Iraq in its jihad (holy war) against invading forces," the Qatar-based channel said.

The statement came as U.S.-led forces tightened their grip on Iraq and made plans for an interim government to run a postwar government there.

The Taliban statement warned Iraq´s opposition groups that Washington would not give them any power after the overthrow of the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, the television reported.
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