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The Taliban have abandoned plans to surrender their spiritual heartland in Kandahar because of a prophetic dream Mullah Mohammed Omar had, according to his brother.

The southern city of Kandahar was where the Taliban first emerged, and Kandahar is where they are taking their last stand. It is one of only two cities in Afghanistan still under Taliban control, and Mullah Omar, their one-eyed commander, is believed to be inside the city. Kandahar is the main city of the ethnic, Pashtun-dominated south, where the Northern Alliance, who swept through most of the country including the capital of Kabul, have no support.
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The Taliban is secretly receiving military and other supplies from Pakistan, according to U.S. officials. The goods, including ammunition and fuel, are being sent with the help of some officials in the Pakistani government.

Government officials, speaking anonymously, say the trade is approved by officials of the Pakistani military and the Inter-Services Intelligence service (ISI). The ISI is said to have close ties with the Taliban regime.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared to suggest that war against Afghanistan was immiment today when he said at 10 Downing Street that military conflict will take place “unless the Taliban change and respond to the ultimatum given them.”

The Taliban have refused US demands to turn Osama bin Laden over.

According to the London Telegraph, diplomats are suggesting that military action was likely within days. Downing Street announced that Parliament, which is in recess, would be convened for one day next Thursday. Previously, British political leaders have said that Parliament would not be reconvened until war has started.
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