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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Gaddafi defends Taliban

Taliban wants to build a religious state, just like the Vatican

Sep 24, 2009 6:59 PM | By Sapa

Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi launched a spirited defense of Afghanistan's hardline Taliban today in his address to the UN General Assembly. "If the Taliban wants to make a religious state, okay, like the Vatican. Does the Vatican constitute a danger against us?



Photograph by: MAHMUD TURKIA
Credit: AFP

"Why are we against the Taliban? Why are we against Afghanistan?" he asked leaders of more than 120 nations attending the annual General Assembly debate.

"If the Taliban wants to make a religious state, okay, like the Vatican. Does the Vatican constitute a danger against us? No," said the Libyan leader, addressing the 192-member body for the first time in his 40 years in power.

"If the Taliban wants to create an Islamic emirate, who said they are the enemy?" he added.

The Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan is now at its deadliest since a 2001 US-led invasion ousted their extremist regime. Winning the war in Afghanistan is one of the priorities of the new US administration.


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