A Taliban spokesman Monday pledged to wage a renewed Jihad against Canadian occupation troops throughout the winter, saying Canadian forces have broken their promise to redevelop Afghanistan by killing innocent civilians.
"We will pursue our fighting in winter," Qari Mohammad Yousuf Ahmadi said in a telephone interview Monday, shooting down suggestions of a lull in fighting over the winter. "We will change our tactics according to the situation."
He said if Canadian troops want to avoid casualties "the best way is to stop their operations".
"The Canadians are pursuing U.S. policies," he said. "The Taliban will pursue Jihad against all NATO forces, against Canadians, British and other NATO members who occupy our country. We will continue to perform suicide attacks, IEDs (improvised explosive devices or booby traps) and ambushes.
"The Canadians are lying," Ahmadi added. "They're saying they come for peace and reconstruction then why are they bombing innocent civilians?", the CanWest News Service reported.
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