Post-9/11 Afghan war 'stigma' on West: Taliban

KABUL: The post-9/11 invasion of Afghanistan by the United States and its allies "will remain a permanent stigma on the face of Western democracy", the Taliban said Saturday.

The Islamist grouping, which refused to give up Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in the wake of the outrage 10 years ago Sunday, also said the people of Afghanistan had "endless stamina for a long war" and would "send the Americans to the dustbin of history".