'Premature' to comment on Osama death: Taliban

KABUL: The Afghan Taliban said Tuesday it was ‘premature’ to comment on Osama bin Laden's death in Pakistan at the hands of US military operatives, voicing doubt over the kill claim in a statement.

"Since the Americans have not provided convincing documents to prove their claim, and sources close to Sheikh Osama Bin Laden have not confirmed or denied the reports about his martyrdom yet... (we) see it as premature to issue a statement in this regard," the Taliban said in a statement on their website. (AFP)