Osama’s death will spur Afghan fight, says Taliban

Kabul: The killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by US forces will give “a new impetus” to the fight against foreign “invaders” in Afghanistan, the Taliban said in a statement.
In their first substantive reaction to this week’s assassination of bin Laden in Pakistan, the Taliban said his death would “lead hundreds more to the field of martyrdom and sacrifice”.
They had previously only said it was “premature” to comment on the death in a statement on Tuesday which seemed to cast doubt on whether bin Laden had been killed.
The Taliban comments came as Al-Qaeda confirmed bin Laden’s death but warned that those celebrating his killing would have their “blood mixed with tears” and vowed the movement would live on. (AFP)