- Taliban Commander-in-Chief Jalaluddin Haqqani has claimed
that the militia was "in touch" with China, which was assisting
them in the war against US.
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- Before leaving for Afghanistan after holding talks with
Pakistani officials here, Haqqani, who is also the Minister for Frontier
Regions, told reporters "China is still assisting Taliban in the war
against the United States".
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- He also said the Afghan militia "continued to be
in touch with Beijing".
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- He, however, declined to divulge the nature and quantum
of the assistance being provided by China.
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- Haqqani, whose visit to Islamabad raised eyebrows, said
China would react sharply in the longer run as the US would dig in
Afghanistan.
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- Besides the Pakistan officials, he also met the leaders
of the hardline pro-Taliban Pakistani religious leaders.
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- Haqqani said China was an important neighbour to
Afghanistan
and has followed moderate policy towards Taliban all along.
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- "It has never interfered in the internal affairs
of Afghanistan and Taliban hold it in high esteem for this," he
said.
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- Haqqani said the United States has not scored any
noteworthy
success in its three weeks of bombardment in Afghanistan.
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- "So far Taliban have lost around 25 fighters. Also
a military helicopter and two passenger planes of Aryana air lines have
received minor damage in the US attacks," he added. (PTI)
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