U.S. rejects Taliban proposal

By Sridhar Krishnaswami

WASHINGTON, OCT. 7. The Bush administration has rejected a Taliban suggestion that the terrorist mastermind, Osama bin Laden, be detained and tried under Islamic law if the U.S. provided evidence of his hand in the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington.

It has been once again reiterated that the U.S. President, Mr. George W. Bush, has made four demands of the Taliban in Afghanistan: Osama must be turned over; terrorist training camps must be closed; any and all camps must be open for inspection; and the Taliban must release the eight aid workers under detention.

In his radio address on Saturday, Mr. Bush once again warned the Taliban of the consequences of not turning over Osama and shutting down the terrorist camps.

``The Taliban has been given the opportunity to surrender all terrorists in Afghanistan and to close down their camps and operations'', he said.

The administration refused to pay serious attention to the Taliban proposal that the eight foreign workers will be set free if the U.S. stops propaganda against Afghanistan.

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