June 24, 2000

On June 11, 2000, at Bozorak, in the Panjsheer Valley two French members of Parliament a member of the European Parliament, a Belgian Senator and Bertrand Gallet met Ahmad Shah Masood. Click here for the transcript of the meeting.

Afghan letter delivered during protest of Pakistani foreign minister's presence in Washington D.C. Also to the Russian Embassy from members of the Afghan community (June 16, 2000). Click here and for AAR News click here

br>Musharraf Stresses Relations with Iran and Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (June 23) XINHUA - Pakistan's Chief Executive General Parvez Musharraf said here Friday that good relations with Iran and Afghanistan are in Pakistan's security interests.

US aid for relief in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan
WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - The United States is donating up to $6 million for emergency drought relief in Afghanistan and parts of India and Pakistan, the State Department said on Friday.

U.N. Seeks Aid for Afghan Drought
GENEVA (AP) - The U.N. refugee agency pleaded Friday for more aid to drought-stricken Afghanistan, and said that without help many Afghans may stream into neighboring Pakistan and Iran.

Russia doubts guerrilla training camps are closed
MOSCOW, June 22 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian Foreign Ministry believes that sending U.N representatives or independent international experts to Afghanistan could throw the light on the guerrilla training camps in its territory.

JI urges Taliban not to extradite Osama
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Jamaat-e-Islami has urged Afghanistan's Taliban not to hand over Saudi national Osama bin Laden to the United States or any other country.

Canada calls for end to arms supply to Afghanistan
The News: Jang - By Hasan Khan - 6/23/00
PESHAWAR: Canada on Wednesday called upon Afghanistan's neighbouring states to stop supplying arms to the warring factions of Afghanistan and help the UN in resolving the decade-old issue amicably. The call was made by Canadian High

Pakistan expels Afghan professor
PESHAWAR (NNI): Pakistan Friday expelled an Afghan professor on charges of carrying out anti-Pakistan activities, official sources told NNI.

Pakistan's Moral Majority
By Pamela Constable - Washington Post Foreign Service - June 22, 2000 ; A19
AKORA KHATTAK, Pakistan –– Far from the gleaming office buildings and manicured army compounds where official power rests in Pakistan, Sami ul-Haq has quietly built an empire of soft-voiced