March 22, 1999

Afghan Warring Factions Trade Fire
Monday, March 22, 1999; 4:58 a.m. EST
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Despite blistering artillery duels north of the capital, Afghanistan's warring factions said today they still hoped to settle their differences at the negotiating table.

UN envoy seeks Afghan peace talks date -Pakistan
07:54 a.m. Mar 22, 1999 Eastern
By Raja Asghar
ISLAMABAD, March 22 (Reuters) - A U.N. special envoy will go to Afghanistan on Tuesday seeking an agreement between warring Afghan factions on the next date for peace talks, said Pakistani Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz.
UN mediator leaves for Afghanistan for talks with Afghan rivals Mon 22 Mar 99 - 14:13 GMT
ISLAMABAD, March 22 (AFP) - UN special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi left here Monday for northern Afghanistan to meet with anti-Taliban commander Ahmad Shah Masood and will later visit Taliban's base at Kandahar.

China gets two Tomahawk missiles fired at Afghanistan
TOKYO, March 22 (Itar-Tass) - China managed to secretly get two American Tomahawk cruise missiles. This is one of the greatest successes of the Chinese intelligence in recent years, the Kyodo Tsushin news service reported

Osama threat haunting US, UK diplomats
Frontier Post
From Dr JASSIM TAQUI
ISLAMABAD - The US and British diplomats continue to fear Osama bin Laden and his allies, who threatened revenge on Washington and London for declaring a war against them and other Islamists in the Middle East on charges of

Osama spotted in Jalalabad
LONDON (NNI): Saudi dissident Osama Bin Laden is staying in eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad bordering Pakistan, Sunday Telegraph said on Sunday.

Afghans throng Peshawar streets to celebrate Nauroz
By our correspondent
The News: Jang
PESHAWAR: Thousands of Afghans on Sunday thronged parks and streets in Peshawar to solemnise the arrival of the new year, popularly known as 'Dehqan Wraz' (peasant's day) in Afghanistan. Nauroz day, as traditionally known

Zahir Shah terms foreign interference main cause of Afghan war
LONDON (NNI): Former Afghan monarch, Muhammad Zahir Shah has termed foreign interference in Afghanistan as the basic cause of the continuation of fratricidal war in Afghanistan, reports BBC.

Brahimi hold talks with Rabbani - Taliban ask UN to expedite return of staff
ISLAMABAD (NNI): The UN Secretary Generals special envoy on Afghanistan Lakhdar Brahimi Sunday flew into Kabul for talks with Taliban leaders on peace process and security for the UN staff, Taliban and UN sources said.

UN for provision of loan to Afghan opium growers
WASHINGTON (NNI): A new UN report says that opium production is a vital source of income for the poor people of Afghanistan therefore it has further intensified the campaign against drugs in war-ravaged country.

Pakistan satisfied with Afghan talks: Murshid
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Pakistan is satisfied with the progress in talks between Afghanistans ruling Taliban and the opposition northern alliance, a senior Pakistani diplomat said.

Taliban blame opposition for launching attacks
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Afghanistans ruling Taliban on Sunday again accused the opposition northern alliance of launching attacks against the Islamic militia, saying these offensives may spoil the atmosphere for the forthcoming

A setback for the Ashgabad accord
Frontier Post (Editorial)
With the renewed fighting between the Taliban and their northern adversaries, supported by Iran and Central Asian nations, the optimism generated by the Ashgabad accord has evaporated to a considerable degree. Within a few days of