Al-Zawahri says Taliban controls large areas of Afghanistan

[Thom Little]

Al-Qaida's deputy leader said in an audiotape aired Saturday that Taliban's fighters control large areas in Afghanistan and are fighting American forces and the US-backed Afghan government.

It was not clear when the tape purportedly by al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri was recorded. Dubai-based Al-Arabiya television, which aired about 30 seconds of the tape, said al-Zawahri did not refer to any new events in the speech.

The tape's authenticity could not be independently confirmed, but the voice resembled that of al-Zawahri's confirmed in past recordings.

Al-Zawahri said the Taliban movement is controlling large sectors of east and south Afghanistan and are "waging a guerrilla war against the crusaders and their cronies."


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[thebigidea]

1. who does this supposed independent confirmation?

whenever they WANT us to hear the propaganda, you hear nothing about it being confirmed. Like the supposed Zawahiri/Zarqawi letter. But when a message comes out of the blue, there's always these caveats about confirmation and the "CIA is working on confirming the authenticity" - as if those asses are competent at anything except failing their way to bigger budgets.

[still_one]

2. I agree

question everything

we are living in very interesting times

[AlamoDemoc]

3. Al-Zarqaawi didn't get the memo...all your second lieutenants are dead

on edit: memo lost and found in Al-takrit