TANK, June 21: A Taliban commander Maulvi Jalal Al Din Haqani has asked his supporters not to wage war against Pakistan, while renewing his pledge to continue Jihad against the United States and the Karzai government.

A pamphlet purportedly issued by Maulvi Haqani’s son Khalifa Alhaj Sirajuddin in Angoor Adda on Wednesday said that those fighters who had declared Jihad on Pakistan did not have any place in Taliban ranks, as it was not their policy to launch a war against the country.

However, the pamphlet renewed the call for continuing Jihad against American forces and the Karzai government in Afghanistan.

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