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| Taliban Offers to Trade Them for Withdrawal of US Threat |
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SAT, OCT 06, 2001
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The Afghan Taliban authorities said on Saturday that they will consider releasing eight detained aid workers if the United States stops the military threats against Afghanistan, according to the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press (AIP).
Quoting a statement by the Taliban Foreign Ministry, the report ruled out any possibility of the hand-over of Osama bin Laden, saying no solid evidence against Osama has been provided by the U. S. government so far.
The international aid workers of Christian aid Organization in Afghanistan, Shelter Now International, were detained early August on suspicion of preaching Christianity.
During their last court appearance in Kabul a week ago, the Taliban promised they would receive a fair trial, despite the threat of the U.S. military action against Afghanistan.
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