October 15, 1998

Taliban to Free Iranian Captives
By Kathy Gannon
Associated Press Writer
Thursday, October 15, 1998; 5:55 p.m. EDT

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The Taliban will free its Iranian captives within the next two days, the religious militia's ambassador to Pakistan said Thursday after meeting with a U.N. representative.

Lakhdar meets Sartaj following talks with Taliban
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - UN special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met with Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz here Thursday following talks with the head of the Taliban on easing tension between Iran and the Islamic militia, official sources said.

Afghan Taleban radio reports Omar-Brahimi meeting
BBC

(for Online) Afghan Taleban radio on Wednesday (14th October) reported on the five hours of talks held earlier in the day in the Taleban Stronghold of Kandahar between Taleban leader Mola Mohammad Omar and UN special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi.

Afghan Taleban say can try Bin Laden on evidence
02:23 p.m Oct 14, 1998 Eastern

ISLAMABAD, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A U.N. envoy said on Wednesday that authorities of Afghanistan's ruling Taleban movement had told him they could put Saudi dissident guest Osama bin Laden to trial if they found evidence of his involvement in terrorism.

UN urged to help stop Iran's interference in Afghanistan

KABUL: The Taliban Foreign Minister, Mulla Muhammad Hassan Akhund, has asked the UN Secretary General to take notice of the continued Iranian interference in the internal affair of Afghanistan, Bakhtar News Agency repots.

Pay taxes or repatriate your vehicles, CBR tells Afghan refugees

ISLAMABAD: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has asked Afghan refugees who had imported the commercial vehicles (trucks) temporarily to Pakistan to repatriate their vehicles to Afghanistan or to pay the duties and taxes within 60 days.

Taliban agree to release all Iranian prisoners: UN envoy

ISLAMABAD: Taliban have agreed to release all Iranian prisoners in their custody, UN special on Afghanistan Lakhdar Brahimi announced on Wednesday.

Place where the Taliban began, and certainty ends

By Suzanne Goldenberg

Dawn
KANDAHAR: An ancient retainer eases off a giant padlock and the shutters swing inwards. A gust of air exits, and with it the smell of dust and unwashed bodies. Here - in a mud hut hardly high enough for a man to stand, and bare

 'Taliban govt not fit to be UN member'

Thursday 15th October, 1998

WASHINGTON, (NNI): Taliban want the United Nations to accord formal recognition to their administration in Afghanistan, reports VOA.

Bid to smuggle 17 truckloads of flour to Afghanistan foiled

The News: jang
October 15, 1998

PESHAWAR: The district administration, Peshawar foiled an attempt to smuggle large quantity of wheat and flour to Afghanistan on Tuesday night in 17 trucks that were supposed to carry consignment of food for the World Food Programme (WFP).

UN appeals to Taliban to curb opium production

Thursday 15th October, 1998

ISLAMABAD, (NNI): The UN Drug Control Program (UNDCP) has said that a reduced opium production in Afghanistan this year was not because of the policies of ruling Taliban militia but the bad weather.

WFP permits being used for smuggling

Frontier Post Report
OCTOBER 15, 1998 THURSDAY

PESHAWAR - Following information about the misuse of food permits of Afghanistan under the World Food Programme, the local administration confiscated huge quantity of flour bags going to be smuggled to Afghanistan.

Joint educational project of Unocal, Nebraska University continues in Afghanistan

Thursday 15th October, 1998

WASHINGTON (NNI): Incharge of the Vocational Teaching Project of Nebraska University of the United States in Kandahar, Mohammad Bashir says this project is not only useful for undertaking the Pak-Turkmen gas pipline