Taliban deny Mullah Omar wrote to Obama

KABUL: The Afghan Taliban have denied that Mullah Omar had written a letter to US President Barack Obama last year indicating an interest in talks the end the war in Afghanistan.

The response came after reports in the western press citied current and former US officials stating that Mullah Omar had written a letter to the US President.

However the letter purportedly from Omar was unsigned.


The previously undisclosed communication was considered authentic by people who saw it, but skeptical administration officials said they cannot determine it actually came from Omar.