A top commander of Afghanistan’s Taliban said on Saturday that the execution of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein would galvanize Muslim opposition to the United States. Mullah Obaidullah Akhund, a former Taliban defense minister and top insurgent commander, also said Saddam’s execution on the Eid al-Adha Muslim festival marking the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca was a provocation. “Saddam’s hanging on the day of Eid is a challenge to Muslims,” Obaidullah told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location. “His death will boost the morale of Muslims. The jihad in Iraq will be intensified and attacks on invader forces will increase,” he said. “Thousands of people will rise up with hatred for America.” The Taliban intensified their war against the Afghan government and the U.S., British and other Western troops supporting it this year. That brought the most intense violence since U.S.-led troops ousted the hard-line Islamists in 2001, and the Taliban have vowed to step up ...
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