January 31, 1999

Chinese team in Kabul for talks with Taleban
02:24 a.m. Jan 31, 1999 Eastern
KABUL, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A delegation from China's foreign ministry arrived in Kabul on Sunday for talks with Afghanistan's ruling Taleban on the conflict there, official sources said.

Iran tells Taleban - punish killers, then we talk
09:35 a.m. Jan 31, 1999 Eastern
TEHRAN, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it would hold talks with Afghanistan's ruling Taleban movement only if the militia punished those responsible for the killing of Iranian diplomats last year.

Iran says no to Taleban talks

Iran has reiterated that it will hold talks with the Taleban movement in neighbouring Afghanistan only if it punishes those responsible for killingIranian diplomats last year.

Taliban deny Amnesty's reports on killing of rivals in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan's ruling Taliban Saturday rejected the Amnesty International (AI)'s accusations that the student militia is involved in the murder of opposition Afghan personalities, residing in Pakistan.

Unchecked rise of Pakistani Taliban
The News: Jang (Editorail)
When the writ of law loses its grip on a society and law-enforcers their credibility to apply it neutrally and effectively, different groups start vying for the supremacy of their own set of rules and try to run their parallel