Laden, Mullah Omar in 'good health'

"The emir of the faithful, Mullar Omar, and sheiks Osama bin Laden and Ayman Zawahiri are in good health," said the statement from a body calling itself the Islamic Emirate of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

It was not possible to verify the authenticity of the statement, carried on the website groups.yahoo.com/group/globalislamicmedia/ message/291 and signed by "the vanguard of the Mujahedeen victory in Afghanistan."

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It said media reports about a hunt led by Pakistani and US forces against bin Laden, Mullah Omar and Zawahiri, were "just lies aimed at fooling people."