April 15, 2000

Conflict in Afghanistan ? A discussion on 4/18

Statement of Afghanistan Representative at "10th UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders" held in Vienna, Austria from 10-17 April.

UN: Security Council, in Presidential statement, reiterates grave concern at Afghanistan conflict, condemns Taliban for new offensives

Taliban bomb opposition areas
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Taliban jets bombed Abdozdarra and Abqalan areas of Gosfandi district of Sar-e-Pul province in northern Afghanistan causing losses, in men and material to the civilians, reports Radio Tehran.

"Cyprus Peace Process" Team in Washington to Advocate Plan
Questions Persist about "Practicality" of "Controversial" Initiative
By Omar Samad
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2000 - AAR - An Afghan political duo - one of them a high-ranking member of the marginalized Hezb-i-Islami, headed by the notorious factional leader Gulbudin Hekmatyar, and the other, a Western-based technocrat - came to Washington last week to talk about a peace process for

Tribal elders warn Taliban against interference
TANK (South Aziristan) (NNI): Tribal elders in Pakistans South Waziristan Friday warned Pakistani Taliban movement against any interfere in the tribal system.

No assurance to UN envoy on Osama: Taliban
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Taliban Friday said they have not given any assurance to the United Nations on the issues of expulsion of Saudi national Osama bin Laden and ending of war as demanded by the Security Council

Taliban deny existence of terrorist camps
The News: Jang
KABUL: Taliban Foreign Minister Wakil Ahmad Mutawakel said on Thursday that there were no terrorist camps in Afghanistan and blamed the West for blowing up the issue. "We have always said terrorist camps do not exist in Afghanistan.

Repatriation of Afghan refugees gathers pace
ISLAMABAD (NNI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that an increasing number of Afghan refugees are returning home for neighbouring Iran and Pakistan.