Word: naqibullah
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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...That was the question hanging over Thursday's agreement by the Taliban to cede Kandahar, its last stronghold, to opposition forces. By Friday, it was a moot point as many Taliban fighters simply headed for the hills rather than hand their weapons over to Mullah Naqibullah, a veteran mujahedeen commander of the anti-Soviet war who helped the Taliban to power but later fell out with its leaders. Opposition forces entering the city found no sign of the Taliban?s reclusive leader...
...Taliban spokesman said the agreement provided for Mullah Omar to remain in Kandahar under house arrest by Naqibullah. The Bush administration insists that the Taliban leader be punished for harboring terrorists, and not be allowed to remain in southern Afghanistan. More immediately, the U.S. would dearly love to talk to the Taliban leader about the whereabouts of his erstwhile guest (and alleged father-in-law) Osama bin Laden. But it remains to be seen whether the U.S. position is shared by Karzai...
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