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Mullah Muhammad Omar, supreme commander of the Taleban, has held a secret meeting with Saudi exile Osama bin Laden before the latter left for an unknown destination, Pakistan's Online news agency reported on Sunday.
The meeting took place at a hideout 45 km north of Kandahar, where both leaders renewed their pledge to use an 'iron fist' while responding to the 'aggression of anti-Islamic forces', especially America, a senior official of Omar's secretariat was quoted as saying by Afghan news agency Ariana.
The US is seen as preparing to attack Afghanistan in the wake of Taleban's refusal to hand over bin Laden, a prime suspect in the September 11 terror strikes in New York and Washington in which thousands were killed.
Reports also said the Taleban, in a state of high alert, has vacated all its important bases including Herat, Kandahar, Kabul and Ghaur. They have also spread their forces in different areas in order to meet the highly critical situation.
In Islamabad, Taleban spokesman Abdul Hai Mutmain was quoted as saying: "There is no change in our decision (to hand over bin Laden). American demands are not in favour of Muslims and Afghans and we are not ready to accept this."
Indo-Asian News Service
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