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To: JHP who wrote (41753)	11/18/2001 4:59:35 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Taliban rulers and elders from all over Kunduz province of Afghanistan have decided to surrender to United Nations and asked it to immediately intervene into the matter. People from all over Kunduz province are determined to resist the Northern Alliance attacks on them but they are helpless before the US air strikes against them, said Maulvi Said Hakeem while addressing an emergency press conference here on Sunday. He was flanked by a number of elders from Kunduz province residing in Peshawar as refugees. Hakeem said that he had arrived three days back and was informed by Taliban rulers and elders on Saturday night that they were ready to surrender to a third force rather than being captured or defeated by the Northern Alliance with the support of US attacks. In this connection, Maulvi Said Hakeem presented a five-point formula which includes surrender of the Taliban and all foreigners including Arabs to the United Nations along with their heavy weapons, appointment of an impartial governor and decision of the future of the province like rest of Afghanistan through a meeting of the traditional Loya Jirga. To a question, Hakeem said that people from all over Kunduz whether they were Pushtoon or non-Pushtoon were reluctant to surrender to or be governed by the Northern Alliance. He believed that the long-standing Afghan conflict could be resolved only through Loya Jirga. To another question, Hakeem said that no one can say about the strength of Arab nationals and other foreigners in Kunduz at this stage. He, however said that all of them might surrender to UNO. In this connection, he called upon the United States to stop bombing of the civilian population in Kunduz. To yet another question, he said that taking such a decision some 20 days back was very difficult for them. Now that Afghanistan has landed into a serious crisis, the Taliban and the local people are agreed to surrender to the United Nations. He asked the UNO to handle the matter in accordance with its charter. He also asked the UNO to help stop US bombing of the civilian population. He also pleaded for early deployment of the UNO peace-keeping forces in Kunduz province. “Osama bin Laden is not in Kunduz,” was Maulvi Said Hakeem’s reply when questioned about whereabouts of Arab national Osama bin Laden. He suggested to the peace-loving world in general and the United States and the UNO in particular to accept their offer that could save the life of thousands of innocent people.