Taliban's Head Spokesman Says There Is No Proof Al Qaeda Was Responsible For 9/11 Attacks

WION: Taliban's head spokesman says no proof Al Qaeda was behind 9/11 attack

Taliban's head spokesman Sohail Shaheen, in an interview with a US news channel, said there is no proof that Al Qaeda was behind the deadly 9/11 attack in the United States.

Shaheen comments came at the time when US-Taliban talks are underway in Qatar.

Shaheen also stressed on the necessity for the war to end, adding that the death of two US service members in Afghanistan highlights the fact that stopping of violence is essential.

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Update: Even in the midst of Afghan peace talks, the Taliban still deny al Qaeda was behind 9/11 (The Washington Post)

WNU Editor:  The sad part is that this Taliban spokesman probably believes this.

U.S. Strategy Against The Taliban And Al Qaeda Will Fail -- A Commentary

Pakistani Taliban supporters pray for those killed in an alleged US missile strike.
(Tariq Mahmood/AFP/Getty Images)

Plan To Divide Taliban, al-Qaeda Likely To Fail
-- Asia News

With senior US military and civilian officials engaged in hectic consultations with Pakistani authorities on new American plan to alienate Taliban from al-Qaeda, Pakistan’s security circles fear that this strategy could fail and resultantly further destabilise the country.

General David Petraeus, new chief of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), who concluded his two-day visit to Pakistan on Tuesday (November 4), discussed in detail with Pakistani leaders, the US plan of turning the tribesmen living on both the sides of Afghan border against the al-Qaeda and also to reach out to ‘moderate’ militants in the ranks of Taliban.

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My Comment: They are both from the same tree. The only difference is that Al Qaeda looks at the world stage, while the Taliban is focused on Afghanistan and Pakistan.