April 9, 2001

Russia seen seeking UN sanctions on Pakistan - NYT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russia is expected to lead a drive this month to persuade the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on Pakistan, the strongest supporter of Afghanistan's

Russia to Seek Sanctions Against Pakistan, NY Times Says
Washington, April 9 (Bloomberg) -- Russia will lead an effort to get the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions against Pakistan because of its allegedly support for the Taliban,

uropean overture to Afghan developments good omen: daily
Tehran, April 8, IRNA -- Two English-language dailies on Sunday commended the ongoing European tour of veteran commander of the Afghan North Alliance, Ahmad Shah Massoud and hoped

ENCOUNTER / WAKIL AHMED MUTAWAKIL
The Times of India - 4/8/01
`The main problem is that our internal civil war should end' The foreign minister of the Taliban, Wakil Ahmed Mutawakil is familiar to Indians as the Afghan regime's pointsman during last year's

World Failed To Safeguard Afghan Relics
Scholars back new removal policy
Barbara Crossette, New York Times  via the San Francisco Chronicle - 4/8/01
As recently as last year, Afghans, including members of the ruling Taliban, were imploring outsiders to help them preserve the country's cultural heritage by taking away portable items for safekeeping,

Anti-Taliban leader quits exile
ISLAMABAD, April 8 (AFP) -- A key anti-Taliban leader and ex-communist general Abdul Rashid Dostum has returned from self-exile in Turkey to boost resistance against the ruling militia

Afghan path: self-sufficient to hand-out dependent
Internal refugees fleeing drought and war may number as many as 800,000
Sunday, April 08, 2001 4:43 PM EST
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, AFGHANISTAN, Apr 09, 2001 (The Christian Science Monitor via COMTEX) -- Over the past two years, drought has steadily killed off Muhammad Sharif's herd