December 8, 1999

Afghan Taleban frees 450 opposition fighters
12:59 p.m. Dec 07, 1999 Eastern
ISLAMABAD, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's ruling Taleban movement on Tuesday freed 450 opposition fighters held in prison after being captured in battles, the Taleban Voice of Shariat radio said. .

Pakistan to shut Afghan banks under UN sanctions
12:47 a.m. Dec 08, 1999 Eastern
ISLAMABAD, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Pakistan has ordered the closure of Afghan banks in the country to implement U.N. sanctions on Afghanistan's ruling Taleban movement, a Foreign Ministry official said on Wednesday.

Pakistan closes Afghan banks
Pakistan has ordered the closure of Afghan banks on its territory -- in line with United Nations sanctions imposed last month.

Sanctions to cause tragedy, fears Sattar
Pakistan freezes Taliban's accounts
Islamabad for multi-ethnic govt in Kabul
Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar Tuesday disclosed that Pakistan had closed branches of Afghan banks on its soil and frozen Taliban's bank accounts to implement the UN Security Council resolution calling for economic sanctions against

Pakistan freezes Talibans bank accounts
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar on Tuesday said that Pakistan has closed branches of the Afghan banks on its soil and frozen bank accounts of the Taliban to implement the UN Security Council resolution calling for sanctions on

Kuwait reportedly freezes Taliban's assets
The Times of India
Wednesday 8 December 1999
KUWAIT: The Central Bank has ordered banks and investment companies to freeze all Kuwaiti assets of the Taliban religiousmilitia that rules most of Afghanistan, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Thai, Cambodian officials dismiss bin Laden report
11:55 p.m. Dec 07, 1999 Eastern
BANGKOK, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Thai and Cambodian officials on Wednesday dismissed a report that Saudi terrorism suspect Osama bin Laden may be lurking near the border of Cambodia and Laos and might be planning to enter Thailand.

Musharraf leaves for Bahrain, Iran today, Pleads Pak-Iran joint efforts for Afghan peace
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf embarks on two-day visit to Bahrain and Iran today (Wednesday) as part of his tours to Islamic countries.

UN official complains of foreign interference in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (NNI): The head of the UN special peace mission for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi has said that every body knows that some of the countries around Afghanistan are directly helping the war efforts.

Taliban ask Annan to allow Ariana to fly to S. Arabia
The Nation
KABUL (AFP) - Afghanistan's Taliban have complained that 250 Afghans have been stranded at an airport in Saudi Arabia because of UN sanctions against the ruling religious administration, officials said Tuesday.

Religious extremism on the rise: UN
By Thalif Deen
Dawn
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations says there is a significant rise in religious extremism and intolerance throughout the world. "No religion is free from extremism," declares Abdelfattah Amor, the UN's Special Rapporteur n Religious Intolerance.

Afghanistan situation: Brahimi complains of interference
Dawn
ISLAMABAD, Dec 7 : The head of the UN special peace mission for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, has said that everybody knows some of the countries around Afghanistan are directly helping the war efforts.

Clinton deplores HR abuses in Russia, Afghanistan, China
WASHINGTON (NNI): US President Clinton has slammed the human rights records of Russia, China and Afghanistan, making a controversial suggestion that rights abuses in any country could not be considered a domestic issue.