March 14, 2000

Taliban refuse to talks to opposition
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Taliban have refused to hold negotiations with the opposition northern alliance in Tokyo, Japan.

Loya Jirga’s “Decision-making Council” Adopts Practical Measures
Political Contacts, Administrative and Public Relations Tasks Planned
By Omar Samad
WASHINGTON - March 13, 2000 (AAR) - More than three months after the Loya Jirga Organizing Committee’s kick-off gathering in Rome, former Afghan King M. Zahir Shah’s peace plan - aimed at resolving the protracted Afghan conflict by

India accuses Taliban, Pakistani intelligence of aiding hijackers
NEW DELHI, March 13 (AFP) - Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh Monday accused Afghanistan's Taliban regime and Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency of cooperating with Muslim militants in the Indian Airlines hijacking saga.

Afghani hijackers remanded in custody
Tuesday, March 14, 2000 5:58 AM EST
MAR 14, 2000, M2 Communications - On 13 March the 14 men accused of hijacking an Afghan aircraft to the UK appeared before magistrates at Southend, east of London.

Afghan hijack suspects remanded
BBC
A tense time for Stansted airport
Fourteen men charged with the hijacking of an Afghan airliner at Stansted airport have been remanded in custody

Two killed in Taliban strike on Saripul
ISLAMABAD (NNI): At least two civilians were killed and a number of others wounded when Taliban fighter jets carried out bombing operations on Sanchorack city in Saripul province in northern Afghanistan on Monday morning.

60,000 Afghan DPs living in capital
By Our Correspondent
Dawn
ISLAMABAD, March 13: About 60,000 Afghan nationals are settledin Islamabad, according to official sources.
Asizable number of Afghan families arealso settledin Rawalpindi but their exact number is not known though

Police smash Afghan-run people-smuggling operation
DAVID BARBER in Wellington
The China Morning Times
Police said yesterday they had broken an international people-smuggling racket run by Afghans that has helped thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East get into New Zealand and Australia.

Russia accuses Taliban of assisting Chechens
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Acting Russian President Putin has again accused the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan of providing economic support to rebels in Northern Caucasus, reports BBC.