Mullah
Omar, whose Taliban regime in Afghanistan sheltered Osama bin Laden and al
Qaeda for years before the
September 11th attacks, has died, Afghan officials said today.
The Afghan president's
and prime minister's offices offered no specifics as to how or when Omar died.
The announcement was
made as Kabul and the Taliban engage in a second
round of peace talks this month.
Last week, Afghan
President Ashraf Ghani thanked the reclusive Omar for
endorsing the peace talks, which began earlier this month in Pakistan, where they were supervised
by U.S. and Chinese representatives.
U.S. officials could not immediately
confirm Omar's death. The State
Department is currently offering
a $10 million reward for information leading to him.
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