THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: We have some breaking news for you this morning. The Afghan Islamic Press is reporting that Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammed Omar is ready to surrender the last Taliban stronghold of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. Once again, this is a report from the Afghan Islamic Press. It has not been independently verified by CNN. But the Afghan Islamic Press reporting that Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammed Omar ready now to surrender that last Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan of Kandahar. Fierce fighting going on there, as you know. Once again, CNN has not confirmed this yet. We did want to bring that report to you from the Afghan Islamic Press. CNN does have correspondents in the region working on this story. We will bring more news to you as it becomes available. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Mullah Mohammed Omar Ready to Surrender Kandahar