January 20, 1999

Foreign aid groups inch back to Afghanistan
Wed 20 Jan 99 - 02:15 GMT
KABUL, Jan 20 (AFP) - Foreign aid organisations are drifting back to Afghanistan after last year's exodus which left Afghans to fend for themselves amid a crippling civil war.
Roundup: More Efforts for Peace in Afghanistan
Wednesday, January 20, 1999 09:59 AM EST
ISLAMABAD (Jan. 20) XINHUA - The next couple of weeks will see intensified diplomatic efforts in the region aimed at finding a negotiated settlement of the long-standing Afghan imbroglio.
taliban hampering u.n. activities in afghanistan: pakaeen
tashkent, jan. 20, irna -- the ambassador of the islamic republic of iran to tashkent, uzbekistan, mohsen pakaeen said that taliban's reluctance in cooperating with the united nations has reduced the activities of the world body in afghanistan.
UNICEF urgently seeks funds for emergencies
Source: UNICEF
Tuesday, 19 January 1999: UNICEF today urgently appealed to donors for emergency assistance for an estimated 48 million children and women who are victims of war, natural disasters, extreme poverty and other forms of violence

FOCUS-India says foils bomb attack on US embassy
02:55 p.m Jan 20, 1999 Eastern
By Sanjeev Miglani
NEW DELHI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Indian police said on Wednesday they had arrested four people for alleged plans to bomb the United States embassy in New Delhi and its consulates in two other Indian cities.
Iran police kill six armed drug smugglers
06:46 a.m. Jan 20, 1999 Eastern
TEHRAN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Police in northeastern Iran killed six armed drug traffickers in a shootout and seized 900 kg (1,980lbs) of opium, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.