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Ismael Khan in Trouble or on the Run?
Washington (AAR) - March 15, 1999. Informed sources from within Afghanistan and overseas told Azadi Afghan Radio on Sunday that Ismael Khan, former Jihadi leader and Governor of Herat province, who has been in Taliban
Afghan parties dampen expectations for peace
Mon 15 Mar 99 - 17:18 GMT
KABUL, March 15 (AFP) - Afghanistan's warring factions Monday praised the power-sharing deal reached in UN-sponsored peace talks but the ruling Taliban said it did not necessarily mean a coalition government would be set up.
Afghanistan to Hold Peace Talks
By Alexander Vershinin
Associated Press Writer
Monday, March 15, 1999; 6:53 a.m. EST
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) -- Afghanistan's rival factions said today they would meet again next month to work out the details of a tentative peace deal designed to end more than 20 years of war.
Afghan peace deal ignored by Taliban media Mon 15 Mar 99 - 14:11 GMT
KABUL, March 15 (AFP) - The unexpected breakthrough in talks between the Afghan warring factions was all but ignored by the official media here, as residents Monday clutched at reports of a promise of peace.
Afghan opposition alliance says peace still a long way out Mon 15 Mar 99 - 13:25 GMT
KABUL, March 15 (AFP) - A breakthrough in peace talks between Afghanistan's warring factions is just a start and any end to civil war remains a long way out, the anti-Taliban opposition alliance said Monday.
Taliban urge world press to tighten up Afghan reporting policies Mon 15 Mar 99 - 08:31 GMT
KABUL, March 15 (AFP) - The ruling Taliban Islamic militia has urged the world's press to tighten up its reporting procedures on events in Afghanistan, official radio said Monday.
Statement released by the UN Special Mission to Afghanistan (UNSMA) on behalf of the Afghan sides to the Ashgabat peace talks ISLAMABAD (NNI): In order to restore peace in Afghanistan, talks between the two concerned sides took place from 11-14 March 1999 in Ashgabat in the presence of the United Nations and hosted by the brotherly country of Turkmenistan. No agreement on cease-fire in Ashgabat talks ISLAMABAD (NNI): Heads of the Taliban and opposition delegations in Ashgabat talks Sunday said they could not reach a cease-fire agreement in the four-day talks in Turkmenistan.
US clandestinely supports Taliban: Congressman
The News: Jang
By Nayyar Zaidi
WASHINGTON: Just as the United States and Russia called upon 'Taliban and its supporters' to ensure eviction of Osama bin Laden from Afghanistan, an important member of the House International Relations Committee claimed
Taliban Orders Subdued Afghan Signs
Monday, March 15, 1999; 11:05 a.m. EST
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The latest Taliban edict issued Monday orders property and car dealers to repaint their brightly colored signs a more staid blue and white.
Russia welcomes Afghan peace accord Mon 15 Mar 99 - 14:48 GMT
(AFP) - MOSCOW. March 15 (AP) - Russian foreign ministry officials have welcomed a peace agreement between Afghanistan's warring factions as a "step in the right direction," the Itar-Tass news agency reported Monday.
Tough Road to Peace in Afghanistan
By Kathy Gannon
Associated Press Writer
Monday, March 15, 1999; 2:21 a.m. EST
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Hopes are high that a pact signed by Afghanistan's warring factions will bring peace to the Central Asian country.
INTERVIEW-Taleban figure says peace pact clouded
02:15 a.m. Mar 15, 1999 Eastern
By Tahir Ikram
ISLAMABAD, March 15 (Reuters) - A key figure in the Afghan Taleban movement said on Monday that a landmark power-sharing deal with its foes was clouded by the unknown attitude of Ahmed Shah Masood, the last potent force fighting the Taleban.
FO welcomes progress in Taliban, opposition talks ISLAMABAD (NNI): Pakistan Sunday welcomed the progress achieved in the second round of talks in Ashgabat between representatives of the Afghan government and Ahmed Shah Masood.
NWFP asks Afghan commissionerate to prepare repatriation plan
The News: Jang
By Ismail Khan
PESHAWAR: The NWFP government seems to have developed second thoughts on plans to confine the Afghan refugees to camps, directing the Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees instead to work out an action plan and submit
Afghan man loses hand for stealing 22 dollars Mon 15 Mar 99 - 07:36 GMT
KABUL, Mar 15 (AFP) - Afghanistan's Taliban militia publicly chopped off the hand of a pickpocket for stealing 22 dollars in the northern Afghan city, official Radio Shariat said Monday.
Taliban welcome UN decision to resume operations in Afghanistan LONDON (NNI): Taliban have welcomed the UN decision to send back its foreign workers to Afghanistan, reports BBC. UN, EU offer conditional aid to Afghanistan BONN (NNI): United Nations and European Union have conditionally approved funds for reconstruction of Afghanistan, reports VOG.
Taliban need to do more to curb opium production
The News: Jang (Opinion)
Rahimullah Yusufzai
The latest report of the United Nations Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) declaring Afghanistan as the primary source of opium in the world after having overtaken Burma was made public on February 23. A few days earlier, by