Taliban Tell Obama To Reconsider His Afghanistan Strategy

The militant Afghani Taliban movement advised U.S. President Barack Obama to reconsider his Afghanistan strategy and work on withdrawing his troops from the country as soon as possible.

The request came in an article published Wednesday in the 34th issue of the group's online magazine Somood. According to the author who was identified as Ikram Miundi, Obama got carried away with promises he made during his electoral campaign. Mundi argued that it was now time to bring some reason into what the U.S. should be doing in Iraq.

The author called Obama's wish to restore the reputation of the U.S. which was tarnished by former U.S. President George W. Bush, withdraw from Iraq, defeat the Taliban, abolish al Qaeda and improve relations with the Muslim world were "nothing but the wishes of a drunken man chasing after the presidency and wasn't really realizing what he was saying."

He finally advised President Obama to leave Afghanistan and said it was the only option he's got left. "Ending the occupation and leaving Afghanistan to its people might seem like a difficult choice for the enemy of God and the enemy of Muslims Obama, but it's the only choice he's got left."

The magazine also included an interview with Taliban's commander in Semngan, who talked about the operations undertaken by his men against NATO forces and expressed his optimism that next year will be a year of great victory for the militants.

There was also an announcement that the Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar has issued a decree appointing Mufti Abdel Hakim Ben Mulavi Hamad as the head of the Taliban's Economic Committee, tasked with raising donations and funds for the Taliban.

There was also an article that criticized the charges placed against Sudanese President Omar al Bashir and which compared him to President Bush and Prime Minister Olmert, who according to the article are a lot more criminal than the Sudanese leader.