Afghanistan 'will become US troops graveyard'
Afghanistan will become a graveyard for British and US troops if they invade the country, the Taliban's foreign minister claims.
Wakil Ahmed Mutawakil says a US-led force will suffer great losses if they try to invade the mountainous country.
He adds an attack would be state terrorism and vowed not to hand over the country's guest Osama bin Laden.
He told Austrian magazine Profil: "We will defend ourselves without regard to losses. We won against the English and Russians, the Americans will lose too.
"The Americans have become a threat not only to us but to the whole world. But we are not afraid.
"If they bombard us from the air, they will not find any targets but only kill innocent people. But if they march into our country, they will suffer great losses. Afghanistan will become a graveyard for the US military."
Mutawakil said he did not know who was responsible for the attacks on the United States.
He added: "The Taliban and all Muslims have condemned the attacks. Islam does not allow the killing of the innocent.
"Sheikh Osama bin Laden is our guest and under our control. Even if we extradited him, the Americans would not leave us in peace."
