According to Western and Afghan intelligence most Taliban funds are generated from Afghanistan's multi-billion dollar opium production Photo: REUTERS
Afghanistan's Taliban Appeal For Donations -- The Telegraph
Afghanistan's Taliban appealed on Wednesday to the Muslim world for donations for their insurgency in a rare move that analysts said was part of their media war.
Complete with telephone hotlines and email addresses, the appeal was posted on a Taliban website asking Muslims worldwide to help the rebels in what they say is a "Jihad", or a holy war, against non-Muslim "invaders".
The Taliban were in power between 1996 and 2001 but were toppled in a US-led invasion after refusing to turn in Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda wanted by Washington for the September 11, 2001 attacks on US cities.
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