Thursday, July 21, 2011

Is Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Dead?



Taliban Spokesman Disputes Claim That Leader Mullah Omar Is Dead -- CNN

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A Taliban spokesman says the group's phones and website were hacked, and text messages sent out saying their reclusive Afghan leader Mullah Mohammed Omar is dead -- a claim the group has denied.

Omar is alive and the reports "are just propaganda against our leader and our mission," spokesman Zabihullah Nujahid told CNN.

NATO said it has no operational knowledge of Omar's condition or whereabouts.

This is not the first time speculation of Omar's death has surfaced.

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More News On Taliban Phones And Websites Being Hacked

Afghan Taliban Denies Reports That Leader Mullah Omar Has Died -- SFGate/Bloomberg
Taliban becomes the latest victim of phone hacking -- Washington Post
Afghan Taliban Denies Leader's Reported Death -- Voice of America
Taliban blames US for Mullah Omar death reports -- BBC
U.S. hacking of Taliban site deemed unlikely -- Washington Post
Taliban: Reports saying our leader Mullah Mohammed Omar is dead are false, we were hacked! -- New York Daily News
Taliban claim their mobile phones have been hacked -- The Telegraph
Taliban Vows Revenge Against U.S. Carriers for Alleged Phone Hacks -- PCMag

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