Following are excerpts from an interview with Wali Al-Rahman Mahsoud deputy commander of Taliban-Pakistan, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on May 27, 2011:

Wali Al-Rahman Mahsoud: I am certain that Osama Bin Laden was martyred. As far as we know, the reason the US did not show photos of his body is that during the American operation and effort to arrest him, he [detonated] the explosives belt he always kept with him. According to our information, he detonated his martyrdom belt. The US could not show a photo because nothing was left of his body.

As for Mullah Omar, I haven't met him. The situation did not permit this. But we consider him to be the Emir of the Believers. We take upon ourselves to obey his command, and we have no disagreements or reasons for any disagreement.

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Today, the US and NATO admit that they cannot win in Afghanistan. If these forces cannot contend with the guerilla warfare in Afghanistan, the Pakistani government, which is economically and technologically weaker, certainly cannot. I am certain that they will not be able to withstand the mujahideen, because the mujahideen have infiltrated their ranks, and we have complete faith in our fighters' ability to win.

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