Taliban's leader believed to be in southern Afghanistan

Tuesday, December 18, 2001

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Mohammed Omar, the mullah who led the Taliban to its downfall, is believed to be holed up with hundreds of fighters in south-central Afghanistan, an intelligence officer for Kandahar's new governor said Monday.

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