April 15, 2001

Afghan opposition plans new front against Taliban
KABUL, Apr 15 (Reuters) - Afghan warlord General Abdur Rashid Dostum plans to open a new front against the dominant Taliban movement in the north

Pakistani FM tells India to butt out of Afghan affairs
ISLAMABAD, April 14 (AFP) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar Saturday told India to keep out of Afghanistan's internal affairs after New Delhi and Tehran

Afghan opposition welcomes Teheran parleys
Mahendra Ved - The Times of India 4/15/01
NEW DELHI: The Afghan opposition on Saturday welcomed prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's observation during his Iran visit terming the Taliban as "a threat to peace

Tokyo exhibit for Zeus' foot unearthed in Afghanistan
TOKYO, April 15 (Kyodo) - A Greek stone figure unearthed in Afghanistan some 40 years ago but taken out of the country amid armed conflicts will be

Japan may help fund effort to save Afghan artifacts
By HISANE MASAKI - Japan Times
The Japanese government is considering contributing funds to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's plan to preserv

UN team in Pak to monitor Taliban sanctions - South-Nexis
ISLAMABAD, Apr 15: The United Nations has sent a five-member team to Islamabad on Saturday to scrutinise the implementation of the UN sanctions

Bush administration explores South Asia
By ANWAR IQBAL
WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) -- Three months after taking charge in Washington, the Bush administration is sending its first senior official to Pakistan

Fanning the flames of war
Rasul Bakhsh Rais - The News: Jang (Pakistan) - OPINION
Inviting Ahmad Shah Masood, the most famous warlord of Afghanistan, to address the European Parliament last week has kept many observers of the