September 28, 1998

Taliban target last opposition pockets in central Afghanistan
Mon 28 Sep 98 - 11:09 GMT

KABUL, Sept 28 (AFP) - The Taliban are advancing on the remaining areas in central Afghanistan held by the pro-Iranian Hezb-i-Wahdat faction, the Islamic militia's radio said Monday.

Afghan's Health Care System Ailing

By Kathy Gannon
Associated Press Writer
Monday, September 28, 1998; 3:41 a.m. EDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Even a minor illness can be fatal in today's Afghanistan.

Pakistani parties to send mission to Afghan, Iran
08:56 a.m. Sep 28, 1998 Eastern

ISLAMABAD, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Several Pakistani political parties agreed on Monday to send a peace mission to Iran and Afghanistan to try to reduce military tensions between the two Moslem countries.

Taliban deny mutiny in ranks

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan dominant Taliban militia Sunday dismissed as totally baseless press reports suggesting an aborted coup attempt against its government in Kabul.

Iran denies persecution of Afghan refugees

TEHRAN: An Iranian official has dismissed the claims as "pure fabrication" that Afghan refugees were being persecuted in Iran.

Pakistan urges world community to recognize Taliban

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has urged the world community to recognize Taleban government in Afghanistan bringing the dominant student militia in the mainstream of international community.

Taleban face international isolation

The News: Jang

ISLAMABAD: The Taleban militia in Kabul has completed its two years of rule but instead of winning international recognition, the student militia has been heading towards international isolation with every passing day.

APC on Afghan-Iran tension on Monday

The News: Jang

ISLAMABAD: Veteran politician Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan on Sunday said more than 40 religio-political parties, including the ruling Muslim League, would begin deliberation on Iran-Afghanistan border tension in an All Parties

83 Taliban prisoners airlifted to Tajikistan

By AIMAL KHAN

Frontier Post
PESHAWAR - As many as 83 Taliban prisoners, including three Arabs and two Pakistanis, have been airlifted from Bagram airbase in the outskirts

A pool of glue

Anwar Ahmad

The News: Jang(Opinion)

Iran has massed 2,70,000 troops and 500 armour-pieces on the Afghan border, backed by missiles, artillery and aircraft. Its ruling clergy and captive media have whipped the public into a frenzy of revenge against the hated

Dialogue to defuse Iran-Taliban tension
General Mirza Aslam Beg (Retd)

Frontier Post (Article)

The mounting tension between Iran and Afghanistan keeps the two Muslim countries up against each other so that collectively they do not regain the lost historical glory. One only has to recall what Henry Kissinger

Afghanistan: Do we have a way out?

Frontier Post (Editorial)

The Taliban are keeping up the momentum of their resounding victories on the battlefield in Afghanistan. On Saturday, for instance, they claimed the capture of another crucial district in the hitherto Shia-dominated