KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- The Pakistani and Afghan Taliban on Monday rejected media reports that its spiritual leader, Mullah Omar, was killed in Pakistan late last week.| What a dilemma: either we get to cheer having caught another one, or we get to enjoy the idea that he is jumping at every sound and shadow, wondering if this time the Predator missile/SEAL team has him in its/their sights. Being a terrorist isn't just fun and games, as Mr. bin Laden discovered recently. |
But Afghan and Pakistani officials were not able to confirm or deny the reports. "Just like you, we heard it on a local TV. I don't know how much truth is there in this," a spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai said. One Afghan general told BNO News that he heard the media reports as well. "I hope it's right [that Omar is dead]," he said, but noting he had no information to confirm or deny it.
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was also unable to confirm or deny the reports. "[We have] no reporting on our end. We've just heard the same media reports and are looking into them," an ISAF spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, spokesmen for the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban have denied the reports. "He is safe and sound," an Afghan Taliban spokesman told the Afghan Islamic Press news agency.
| Yes, and how many resources must y'all devote to keeping him that way? |