In Communiqué, Taliban Responds to U.S. Attempts to Form Anti-Taliban Tribal Alliances

In Communiqué, Taliban Responds to U.S. Attempts to Form Anti-Taliban Tribal Alliances On October 20, 2008, a Taliban communiqué was posted on the Islamist forum Al-Hesbah in response to U.S. attempts to form Afghan tribes into anti-Taliban alliances. Written in both English and Arabic, the communiqué seems to be aimed at both jihadists and Americans. The following are excerpts from the communiqué, in the original English: ...