Afghan Taliban 'confident of victory' over Nato troops
KABUL: Afghan Taliban said that they are "confident of victory" over Nato-led forces and already controls large areas of the country.
In an interview with BBC, the Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahed said that in remote parts it was "everywhere", and foreign troops were scared to leave their bases.
He also denied any ties with candidates in the "fake" presidential elections.
Mujahed said that historically Afghanistan had always defeated its occupiers. "We're sure they'll be defeated," he said.
He added that "vast swathes" of Helmand province, where UK troops are operating, were under Taliban control.
The spokesman also said that should the group return to power, it would not moderate the extreme methods of government and punishment it employed when last in charge, adding that the "Afghan people will again bring about an Islamic system according to their wishes".
