ISLAMABAD, July 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Taliban have reorganized in Afghanistan and will try to sabotage that country's coming parliamentary elections, a Pakistani commander said on Monday.

    "Taliban have reorganized and have emerged as a force. They will further organize themselves before the September parliamentary elections," Corps Commander Lt. General Safdar Hussain told the private Geo television in an interview.

    Hussain, whose corps' command is based in Peshawar, capital of North West Frontier province, claimed that some Pakistani religious groups are supporting Taliban and that some people are still crossing into Afghanistan from Pakistan.

    To a question about Osama bin Laden, Hussain said that he couldcompletely rule out the presence of the al-Qaeda chief somewhere in Pakistan, but said he is not in Pakistan's tribal areas.

    "If Osama bin Laden is alive, there is a strong possibility that he would be in Afghanistan as Afghanistan is much safe for him rather than Pakistan," Hussain said.

    He said Osama bin Laden has become an ideology and he has followers. Enditem