Mullah Omar 'disappears' from hideout: Afghan official
TV grabs taken secretly by BBC Newsnight shows Taliban's one-eyed spiritual leader Mullah Mohammed Omar (C) during a rally of his troops in Kandahar before their victorious assault on Kabul in 1996.
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Image by: - AFP PHOTOMANDATORY CREDIT BBC NEWS/NEWSNIGHT
Afghanistan's intelligence services said on Monday that Taliban leader Mullah Omar had "disappeared from his hideout" in Quetta, Pakistan, up to five days ago but could not confirm his death.
"We can confirm that he has been disappeared from his hideout in Quetta, Baluchistan," said Nutfullah Mashal, spokesman for the National Directorate of Security.
"He has been disappeared from his location during the last four to five days," he added, speaking in English.
"So far we cannot confirm the killing of Mullah Omar officially."
Mashal was speaking at a news conference after an Afghan source speaking anonymously claimed Omar was dead, while another said he had been missing for 11 days.
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