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On the eve of the dramatic resolution in London of the Ariana Airlines hijacking, TIME reporter Rahimullah Yusufzai spoke with the Taliban supreme leader, Mullah Muhammed Omar, by telephone. Several of the plane's crew escaped late Tuesday and the hijackers released the last of the 150 passengers before dawn on Thursday, ending the four-day standoff. Full Interview