January 22, 1999

Taliban to reinforce war-fronts in north
By AIMAL KHAN
Frontier Post
PESHAWAR - Amid the traditional Eid-ul-Fitr festivities, the warring Afghan factions were preparing for another round of bloody fighting to outweigh each other. Reports pouring in from Afghanistan suggest that both the Taliban
6 killed as Taliban clash with villagers
By Rahimullah Yusufzai
The News: Jang
PESHAWAR: Six persons were reportedly killed and four sustained injuries in a clash involving Taliban soldiers and villagers in Gurbaz area bordering Pakistan in Khost province in southern Afghanistan.

Japan calls for Afghan ceasefire
Fri 22 Jan 99 - 11:00 GMT
TOKYO, Jan 22 (AFP) - Japan Friday called for a ceasefire in Afghanistan during talks with visiting members of the Taliban militia, a foreign ministry official said.

Osama bin Laden appears in public in Afghanistan: report
Fri 22 Jan 99 - 05:58 GMT
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22 (AFP) - Alleged terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden made a rare public appearance this week, joining mass prayers with the head of the Taliban militia in the Afghan city of Kandahar, a newspaper reported Friday.
Four Afghan terrorists held
By IMTIAZ HUSSAIN
Frontier Post
PESHAWAR - Four alleged Afghan terrorists were Tuesday rounded up from Tehkal during a joint operation by the local police and a prime intelligence agency. A highly-placed source in the provincial home department disclosed that
Afghanistan : ICRC flies out 20 detainees released by Commander Massoud
Source: ICRC
On 15 January, the ICRC succeeded for the first time in bringing back to Kabul, by plane, 20 detainees released from prisons in the Panjshir valley (north-eastern Afghanistan).
Turkmen FM arrives on Jan 26 for Afghan talks
ISLAMABAD, (NNI): Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Sheikh Muradov will embark on two-day visit to Pakistan on January 26 (Tuesday) for talks on bilateral issues, focussing on Afghanistan.
Pak, Turkmen FMs to Visit Afghanistan
Friday, January 22, 1999 09:26 AM EST
ISLAMABAD (Jan. 22) XINHUA - The foreign ministers of Pakistan and Turkmenistan will visit Afghanistan next week to launch joint efforts for restoration of lasting peace in the war-shattered country.
UNSC calls for end to Afghan conflict
The News: Jang
NEW YORK: The UN Security Council called on Taliban and opposition forces on Wednesday to end fighting in Afghanistan without delay. The warring parties should conclude a cease-fire and resume negotiations with the aim of
Flare-up in Afghanistan
Dawn: Editorial
AS THE stalemated civil strife in Afghanistan has hotted up after a period of lull, the UN Security Council has swung back into action. On Wednesday it called on both sides to conclude a ceasefire. The futility of the moves on both

" Our father Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai, and his Dream "
(Courtesy of the Ghafoorzai family) <>by Sulaiman, Sediq, Youssof and Omar Ghafoorzai
"Prompted by a sense of responsibility, as an independent figure, not affiliated to any of the active political parties, I have prepared myself to assume the post of head of government at the most gravest juncture of our nations political life."