Taliban communication skills increase - Mullah Omar speaks with confidence and awareness...

The leader of the Taliban, Mullah Omar is rarely visible, physically or verbally, save for a handful of times a year when he offers greetings for Eid or on other significant anniversaries and events.  This written greeting, on the occasion of Eid al Fitr, is aimed at Taliban fighters, the Afghan population, Afghan government security forces, the surrounding region and the international community.

To quote a section:

The current situation of our country are clear signs of Allah’s help. America which never ever imagined its defeat due to its technological advancement, now everyday it welcomes the coffins of its soldiers and is facing great life and monetary losses. A few years back no one would have conceived that US and its allies will face such resistance in Afghanistan, which will compel their president to beg other counties to provide economical, military equipment and soldiers assistance to combat the resistance, furthermore no one is prepared to bring to light this unique development....This reality reveals the good news to the Ummah that if we adhere to our beliefs in our Lord and stick to the goals with one voice, than the day is near when these foreign intruders will run away. That destiny is very near now.

The message to the Taliban fighters (or perhaps those opposed to the ISAF presence) is effectively: "stay with it, we are winning".  The address is articulate, inspiring and demonstrates a good understanding of Western concerns.   Of course, you have no idea if this is genuinely from Mullah Omar or whether it was drafted for him, or simply a construct of the Pakistani intelligence services (ALLEGEDLY).  It is several steps up from his previous Eid address, which you may want to look at as well, to "compare and contrast". 

Other angles of interest:

- strong warnings to Taliban fighters to avoid targeting/killing Afghan civilians - further confirming Taliban sensitivities on this issue and probably an awareness that the international forces are losing popularity as a result of their own misdirected airstrikes.

- an intriguing appeal to "those elders who call themselves Mujahideen" - perhaps suggesting an outreach to warlords and former members of the Northern Alliance?  (I saw a report a few months ago that Rabbani and the opposition were talking to the Taliban...??):

I once again invite those elders who call themselves Mujahideen and are still standing with the American Institutions, to stop standing against the Mujahid Nation. They should not go the wrong way for the sake of Allah.

- calls for vigilance against ISAF "trickeries" - which Omar seems to equate with ISAF/Afghan government media claims and assertions - certainly the Taliban have appeared over-sensitive to charges of causing casualties amongst the Afghan populace and, more recently, suggestions that elements of the Taliban may be talking to the Afghan government:

"...our enemy due to its devilish nature is very clever in making trickeries. And at the time of its defeat it always put these trickeries to work. And Muslim Ummah often gets caught in these devilish trickeries..."

This is an object lesson for NATO/ISAF in how to communicate a message in a way that will resonate with the target audience...