The Saudi government Saturday categorically denied reports that it has offered political asylum to Afghanistan's fugitive Taleban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. A foreign ministry spokesman “denies totally the report ... according to which Saudi Arabia has offered political asylum to the Taleban leader,” the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Saturday. The German news magazine Der Spiegel, in its edition due to appear Monday, said Saudi Arabia had offered asylum to Mullah Omar, quoting sources close to the Kabul government. – Agencies Karzai said earlier this month that he would go to “any length” to protect Mullah Omar if the Taleban leader agreed to peace talks. __
