Taliban leader demands U.S. leave Gulf

Monday, September 24, 2001

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The leader of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia demanded Monday that the United States withdraw its forces from the Persian Gulf and end its "bias" against Palestinians if it wants to eliminate the threat of terrorism.

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