December 11, 1999

Afghanistan 'facing food crisis' 
BBC
The WFP blames the situation on spiralling prices
Millions of people in Afghanistan face the prospect of severe food shortages this winter, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).

Million of Afghans face hunger, WFP warns
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Millions of poor Afghans in urban and rural areas may not be able to get enough food to feed their families if the price of wheat does not decrease significantly, the World Food Programme (WFP) for Afghanistan warned here

Gen Malik's return strengthens Afghan opposition
The News:Jang
By Behroz Khan
PESHAWAR: Afghan opposition has strengthened its ranks against Taliban Islamic Movement in Northern Afghanistan with the return of Gen Abdul Malik to Ahmad Shah Masud's controlled parts of the country.

Pak 'militarism' in Afghanistan doomed to failure: Rafsanjani
The News: Jang
TEHRAN: Iran hopes that Pakistan will soon return to civilian rule, former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said at Friday prayers here, a day after a visit to the country by General Pervaiz Musharraf.

Pakistan urges world community to take notice of food crisis in Afghanistan
The News: Jang
(Updated at 1625 PST) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said that it shared the concern expressed by the World Food Programme regarding the severe food shortage in Afghanistan and urged the world community to take notice of the serious situation caused

Pakistan criticizes UN on Afghanistan issue
The News:Jang
(Updated at 1330 PST) UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan strongly criticized the resolution presented in the UN General Assembly on Afghanistan issue and termed it "a wrong message'' to the two main Afghan parties, said sources.

Afghans demo in front of UN office
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) staged a protest demonstration in front of the UN office on the eve of International Human Rights Day here on Friday.

RAWA want Taliban out of Afghanistan
Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD (NNI) - Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) staged a protest demonstration in front of the UN office on the eve of International Human Rights Day here on Friday. The demonstrators were carrying banners

pakistan concerned at food shortage in afghanistan
islamabad, dec. 11, irna -- pakistan on saturday expressed concern over food shortage in afghanistan and said it would try to help the latter as much as possible. in a statement, released here, pakistan foreign office said that it shared the concer

taliban: afghan-iranian relations now improving
athens, dec.10, irna --- official spokesman for the taliban movement in afghanistan mohammad tayyab in statements made to international arab daily "al-sharq al-awsat'' published friday said ties between iran and afghanistan were improving. he adde

Taliban warn of growing popular anger at 'unfair' curbs
LONDON (Internews) - Taliban Foreign Minister Wakil Ahmad Mutawakil has warned of growing popular anger against the United States because of what he says are unfair economic sanctions imposed on Afghanistan. "Following the collapse of

Meeting of minds in Tehran
Dawn (Editorial)
THE statement issued in Tehran at the end of Pakistan Chief Executive Gen Pervez Musharraf's visit to Iran raises hopes that events in Afghanistan might, after all, take a positive turn in the new millennium. Iran and Pakistan are the two countries most