KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A Taliban leader has instructed fighters in Afghanistan to target U.S. and other coalition troops in response to the United States sending more troops into the war. U.S. Army soldiers, right, watch two Afghan soldiers at ISAF's Camp Bostick in the eastern Kunar province. A two-page statement sent to CNN instructs fighters to start new attacks against coalition troops and Afghan parliament members, and urges suicide bombers to strike. The statement was written by Mula Birather, a Taliban chief of at least 12 military groups in Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed to CNN that the statement came from Birather.
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Taliban leader instructs fighters in Afghanistan to target U.S., coalition troops
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Statement written by Mula Birather, chief of at least 12 Afghan military groups
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U.S. troops are beginning increased deployments in Afghanistan
"They offer no hope for the future, and only seek to kill... We will continue working side-by-side with our @placeholder partners to improve security and demonstrate to these ruthless murders and criminals that they will not stop progress in Afghanistan."