January 19, 1999

Anti-Taliban forces claim further gains as Ramadan ends
Tue 19 Jan 99 - 12:28 GMT
KABUL, Jan 19 (AFP) - Anti-Taliban forces Tuesday said they had tightened their grip on supply routes around key Taliban-held towns, as Uzbekistan reportedly switched off the power supply to the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

Afghan opposition rebuffs Taleban amnesty offer
01:20 a.m. Jan 19, 1999 Eastern
KABUL, Jan 19 (Reuters) - An Afghan opposition faction leader on Tuesday rejected a Taleban amnesty offer, saying that setting up an interim government was a way to resolve the conflict.

Uzbekistan suspends power supply to Taliban-held northern city: report
Tue 19 Jan 99 - 07:29 GMT
ISLAMABAD, Jan 19 (AFP) - Uzbekistan has cut off electric supply to Afghanistan's major northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif controlled by the Taliban Islamic militia, the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported Tuesday.

Masood forces kill Badakhshan governor
The News: Jang
ISLAMABAD: Governor of Badakhshan and once a key commander of Hizb-e-Islami, Moulvi Khairadmand was recently killed by the soldiers loyal to Masood. According to details, the incident has caused unrest in Badakhshan

Amputated feet removed from Kabul streets for Moslem festival
Tue 19 Jan 99 - 08:47 GMT
KABUL, Jan 19 (AFP) - The amputated left feet of six Taliban soldiers convicted of highway robbery have been removed from trees where they were left hanging as a warning against crime, residents said Tuesday.