Taliban leader Mullah Omar should not be involved in Afghan reconciliation efforts despite a renewed interest in talks with members of the Taliban movement, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. "Mullah Omar has the blood of thousands of Americans on his hands, based upon the support that he provided Osama Bin Laden," Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said. His comments contrasted with an appeal by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who called last month on Mullah Omar to come home and work for peace.
Aaj TV adds: US Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Patrick S Moon said the US Congress had expressed the willingness to drop Mullah Omar's name from the list of terrorists. |