September 9, 1998

Khatami seeks peaceful settlement to Taliban crisis
Wed 09 Sep 98 - 13:31 GMT

TEHRAN, Sept 9 (AFP) - Iran said Wednesday that it was seeking a peaceful resolution of its conflict with the Taliban in Afghanistan and called on the United States not to interfere in the affairs of the region.
Ousted Afghan president visits Iran, denounces Taliban
Wed 09 Sep 98 - 11:21 GMT

TEHRAN, Sept 9 (AFP) - Afghanistan's ousted president Burhanuddin Rabbani is in Iran to discuss the latest developments in his war-torn country with Iranian officials, the official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.

Afghans in Kabul Are Embattled

By Kathy Gannon
Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, September 9, 1998; 2:17 a.m. EDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A poor family, hoping for a few coins, tries to sell what little they have left: chipped cups and saucers, an ornate vase and broken kitchen appliances little better than the row of derelict refrigerators others have dumped nearby.

rabbani discusses latest afghan developments with kharazi

tehran, sept. 9, irna -- foreign minister kamal kharazi and afghan president burhanuddin rabbani wednesday discussed the latest developments in afghanistan. the meeting was held upon rabbani's return from the recent summit meet of the non-

Turkish FM to visit Iran over Afghan crisis

Wednesday, 09-Sep-1998 06:40:36 PDT

TEHRAN: Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem is scheduled to pay a four-day visit to Tehran next week for talks on the latest developments in Afghanistan, the official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday.

Red Cross says Taleban limits access to prisons
12:05 p.m. Sep 09, 1998 Eastern

GENEVA, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Wednesday Afghan Taleban authorities were limiting its access to prisoners and minority Hazaras in and around the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

Iran Steps Up Pressure On Taleban Over Diplomats
11:05 a.m. Sep 09, 1998 Eastern

TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) - Iran has stepped up pressure on the Afghan Taleban over the fate of Iranians caught up faction fighting, and the United States warned against military action.

Modalities are being worked out for search of missing Iranians: Kanju

Wednesday, 09-Sep-1998 06:40:49 PDT

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Siddique Khan Kanju Monday informed the National Assembly that modalities are being worked out for dispatch of a joint Pak-Iran-Afghanistan and UN team for search of the eleven missing Iranian personnel in Afghanistan.

Search for missing Iranian continues: Envoy

Wednesday, 09-Sep-1998 06:40:49 PDT

ISLAMABAD: Taliban commanders, who launched search of the missing Iranian diplomats and a journalist in northern Afghanistan last week, have so far not found any clue to trace the diplomats, Afghan ambassador in Islamabad said on Tuesday.

tajik official terms taliban extremism unjustifiable

moscow, sept. 9, irna -- extremism shown by the afghan taliban militia is justifiable by no means, a tajik official said here wednesday, calling taliban's behaviour an insult to islamic sanctities and an open war against human civilization. head of the

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