Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar said Wednesday that alleged terrorist Osama bin Laden would not be extradited without evidence, and that US allegations against him were a pretext to wage war on Islam.
In a statement to a gathering of Islamic scholars, or ulema, from around the country, Omar said bin Laden could not have carried out last week's terror attacks in the United States, the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported.
"Islam is a true way of life and our enemies and those against our religion believe that we are their enemies.
"They are trying to finish us on various pretexts. One of their pretexts is Osama bin Laden's presence in Afghanistan," he said in the statement, which was received by Pakistan-based AIP -- ISLAMABAD (AFP)
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