Afghan Taliban urge Muslims to rise up over Gaza raids

Afghanistan's Taliban guerrillas on Monday called on the world's Muslims to unite and wage war against Israel in response to its air strikes that have killed more than 300 Palestinians in Gaza.

The Taliban, who lead an insurgency against the Afghan government and the Western forces backing it, also chided the United States and some European nations for not condemning the attacks, launched after a six-month ceasefire between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas expired. (Reuters)