______________________________________________________________ "Taliban chief Mullah Omar annually releases messages in connection with the Muslim Eid festival. But his statement Wednesday offered an unprecedented defense of the recent engagement with Afghan and foreign peace negotiators. The reclusive Taliban leader said the dialogue is a religiously "legitimate" strategy and is part of efforts aimed at driving foreign troops from Afghanistan. Therefore, Mullah Omar says, the Taliban's political endeavors as well as its interactions with Afghans and foreign countries are aimed at bringing an end to the so-called occupation and to establish an independent Islamic system. Ayaz Gul, Islamabad." ________________________________________________________________ "塔利班首领毛拉`奥马尔每年都发布有关穆斯林开斋节的讯息.但他周三发表的声明前所未有的为近期与阿富汗和国外和平谈判代表的会晤进行了辩解.这位隐秘的塔利班领导人表示对话是一项符合宗教教义的"合理的\"策略,是旨在将外国军队赶出阿富汗而做的部分努力.因此,毛拉`奥马尔称塔利班的政治努力及其与阿富汗和外国国家交往都是为了终结这所谓的占领并建立一个独立的伊斯兰国家.阿亚兹`古尔,伊斯兰堡报道."