Mujahideen Afghanistan: Mullah Omar is alive and is in Afghanistan

KABUL - Afghan Mujahideen, Afghanistan denied press reports that Mullah Mohammad Omar has been killed in neighboring Pakistan. Mujahideen claimed that its leader is still alive and was in Afghanistan, the Guardian reported on Monday (5/23/2011).

A spokesman for the Afghan mujahideen, Zabiullah Mujahid, through phone lines on Monday (23 / 5), denied the report.

"The news was a big mistake," said Zabihullah.

He said, "That's just the Western propaganda and we actually deny the rumor. He was in Afghanistan and is busy leading the jihad operations. "

Earlier, Afghan news channel, Tolo, quoting an Afghan intelligence official who did not want to be identified that reported that Mullah Omar was killed in Pakistan.

When the AP asked for confirmationabout the matter, theauthorities in Afghanistan say they do not know anything about the report .