London:
Taliban's elusive leader Mullah Omar has claimed that his fighters are near victory and has asked US President Barack Obama to withdraw his troops "unconditionally and as soon as possible."
The shadowy leader who has not been seen in public since 2001 in a rare statement said his fighters were winning the war and the campaign by US and NATO forces has been a "complete failure", BBC reported.
Mullah Omar, who is believed to be hiding in Pakistan made the statement to mark the end of the Muslim month of fasting Ramadan, which was posted on jihadist websites, monitored by Site Intelligence Groups.
"The victory of our Islamic nation over the invading infidels is now imminent and the driving force behind this is the belief in the help of Allah and unity among ourselves.
"In the time to come, we will try to establish an Islamic, independent, perfect and strong system," the statement said.
The one-eyed militant leader claimed that those behind the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan which overthrew the Taliban "admit themselves that all their strategies are nothing but a complete failure".
Omar, who considers himself the spiritual head of Taliban commanded his fighters to observe the Taliban's code of conduct and avoid harming civilians.
The shadowy leader who has not been seen in public since 2001 in a rare statement said his fighters were winning the war and the campaign by US and NATO forces has been a "complete failure", BBC reported.
Mullah Omar, who is believed to be hiding in Pakistan made the statement to mark the end of the Muslim month of fasting Ramadan, which was posted on jihadist websites, monitored by Site Intelligence Groups.
"The victory of our Islamic nation over the invading infidels is now imminent and the driving force behind this is the belief in the help of Allah and unity among ourselves.
"In the time to come, we will try to establish an Islamic, independent, perfect and strong system," the statement said.
The one-eyed militant leader claimed that those behind the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan which overthrew the Taliban "admit themselves that all their strategies are nothing but a complete failure".
Omar, who considers himself the spiritual head of Taliban commanded his fighters to observe the Taliban's code of conduct and avoid harming civilians.
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