KABUL, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Taliban militants fighting Afghan government and
international troops stationed in Afghanistan vowed Wednesday to continue
fighting until the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country.
In a statement read out to media outlets in south Afghanistan through
cellular phone, outfit's purported spokesman Qari Yusuf Ahmadi stressed that the
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (former name of the outfit's ousted hierarchy)
would continue war against the United States and its allies in the post-Taliban
nation.
It also termed the U.S. forces as an occupation one and called on Afghans
to join the militants in fight against the United States and allies in
Afghanistan.
In the statement, the outfit also called on NATO to pull out its troops
from Afghanistan.
It also stressed that Taliban wants to have friendly relations with all
countries of the world.
In the statement, the militants also condemned the recently adopted UN
Security Council resolution against Iran and Israel's attacks against Palestine
in Gaza stripe.
The fundamentalist outfit also denounced the publication of the cartoon of
Islam prophet Mohammad (PBUH) by a Danish newspaper and making film on the
prophet by a Dutch company and called on the Muslims of the world to strongly
condemn it.