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 . The statement also warned Afghans to not get `` near U.S. troops anywhere because we will target them any where they are and if anybody is killed in a attack on them we will not be responsible for their death . '' The statement comes as U.S. troops begin increased deployments in Afghanistan . President Barack Obama approved sending 4,000 additional troops to Afghanistan in March and pledged to send 17,000 more . Col. Greg Julian , a spokesman for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan , responded to the statement . `` The Taliban extremists are promising to bring more death and destruction to Afghanistan and limit the freedom of movement of all Afghans , '' Julian said . `` They offer no hope for the future , and only seek to kill ... We will continue working side-by-side with our Afghan partners to improve security and demonstrate to these ruthless murders and criminals that they will not stop progress in Afghanistan . '' Meanwhile across the border in Pakistan , the country 's military intensified its drive against the Taliban in the country 's restive tribal regions , reclaiming a key town in the northwest district of Buner . CNN 's Nic Robertson and Atia Abawi contributed to this report .
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