CNN: Maverick pro-Taliban militant offers to help U.S. forces

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/afghanistan.militants/index.html

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- An Afghan militant group is willing to "help" U.S. and coalition forces, if they prepare to leave Afghanistan, the group's leader said in a statement given to CNN on Monday.


Afghan warlord and former prime minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is wanted by the Pentagon.

"We are ready to help with the United States and ... other coalition forces if foreign troops announce the time frame for the pulling out their troops from Afghanistan," said Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, a former Afghan prime minister and leader of the pro-Taliban Hizb-e-Islami militant group.

"I am sure Afghans will fight U.S. forces and will continue Jihad against them like they fought against Russia before if they don't leave the country," he added.

The former Soviet Union, which included Russia, invaded Afghanistan in late 1979 and fought there until 1989. Because of the extended conflict, it has been referred to as the Soviet's Vietnam.


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This is very weird.