Tired of the bloody conflicts and loss of power over their country, the Taliban have proceeded, with Saudi Arabia’s help, to break off from Al Qaeda.
For the past four days King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and representatives of Mullah Omar, who was not present due to the reward on his head placed by the U.S, have been addressing issues of importance to end conflicts in Afghanistan and other middle-eastern countries.
The meetings consisted of 11 Taliban delegates, and two Afghan government officials.
Omar’s representatives were stressing during the meetings that Omar was no longer allied with Al Qaeda.
The Afghan government does not believe that the Taliban, who have been armed by Iran in the past, can be defeated militarily. The Taliban however, do not think that they can defeat the US forces stationed in Afghanistan. Therefore they seek a truce.
A few US military officials have claimed that although these rumors are going around, the Taliban have not officially declared their independence from Al Qaeda.
“Rumor or not, I think this is pretty big,” said Junior Connor Halline.
--Submitted by Karl Grzegowski, Staff Reporter |
