February 21, 2000

U.N. Seeks Faster Emergency Aid for Afghanistan
Tuesday February 20 9:36 AM ET
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday it had asked donors for more and faster emergency aid for hundreds of thousands of people displaced by devastating drought and civil war in Afghanistan.

Rights watchdog asks UN to probe Taliban "massacre"
The Times of India
NEW YORK: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the United Nations to step up efforts to investigate "the massacre of hundreds of civilians" by the Taliban in Afghanistan last month.

INCB welcomes Afghan Taliban's war against opium
Wednesday February 21, 5:28 PM
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (AFP) - The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) on Tuesday welcomed a UN survey showing Afghanistan's Taliban militia has succeeded in wiping out massive opium crops in its territory.

Afghan Taliban eye valley north of Hindu Kush: opposition
Tuesday, 20-Feb-2001 12:40PM
KABUL, Feb 20 (AFP) - Taliban militia fighters are posied to attack opposition bunkers around Afghanistan's Andarab district in northern Baghlan province, opposition officials said Tuesday.

15 Afghan children die of cold
Dawn
PESHAWAR, Feb 19: At least 15 Afghan children have died due to severe cold in a refugee camp in Peshawar, officials said on Monday. Afghan refugees commissionarate official Shahzad