February 8, 2000

Peace in Afghanitan? The Problem and Prospects Maqsudul Hasan Nuri

On the Situation in Afghanistan By Marianna Arunova

Transcript: U.S. Officials on U.S. Aid to Afghan Refugees

Taliban's Afghanistan:  Looking into Future An Indian Perspective

Pakistani minister's plane spits fire at Kabul airport
Thursday, February 8 4:24 PM SGT
KABUL, Feb 8 (AFP) - Visiting Pakistani Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider had a scare at the airport here Thursday when his plane almost caught fire as it prepared for takeoff, witnesses said.

Pakistani minister to meet Taleban leader - BBC
The Pakistani interior minister, Moinuddin Haider, who's visiting Afghanistan, has left the capital, Kabul, for the Taleban's political headquarters in Kandahar.

Taleban may okay bin Laden trial by Muslim judges
DUBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Pakistan's military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, was quoted on Thursday as saying Afghanistan's ruling Taleban might agree to hand over Saudi dissident

CIA Chief Calls Bin Laden Group Most Serious Threat to US
Washington, Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Accused terrorist Osama bin Laden and his organization pose the most serious threat to U.S. national security, CIA chief George Tenet told a Senate panel today.

Taliban promise help over fugitives issue: Pakistani minister
KABUL, Feb 7 (AFP) - Pakistani Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said Wednesday Taliban authorities had promised to cooperate over scores of fugitives Islamabad wants extradited from Afghanistan.

Pakistan, Taliban discuss extradition of criminals
The News Int.
Moin says Afghan govt agreed to proposal of documenting refugees' cross-border movement; Islamabad suggests six entry points each in NWFP, Balochistan; joint commission set up to decide on details of plan

Direct US Humanitarian Aid May Increase for Afghans in "Dire Situation"
State Dept. Concerned about Alleged Detention of US Citizen by Taliban - Asks for Clarification
By Omar Samad
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2001 - AAR - The Bush Administration responded swiftly Tuesday and announced it is airlifting small amounts of vital humanitarian assistance directly to

Pakistan to help build schools for Afghan women
DUBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's ruling Taleban movement has allowed Pakistan to look into the possibility of building schools for women in Afghanistan,

U.S. counters criticism, publicizes aid to Afghans
By Jack Redden
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The United States, condemned by Pakistanis for imposing sanctions on Afghanistan, fought back Wednesday by publicizing the aid it is simultaneously

Bin Laden aide says warned US on embassy attacks
By Gail Appleson, Law Correspondent
NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A former aide to Osama bin Laden testified on Wednesday that he told U.S. authorities in 1996 that the Saudi dissident's group was trying

Embassy rejects report about Iran's decision on Afghan flights
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IRNA) -- The embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Islamabad on Wednesday rejected a news report which said Iran has denied clearance to Afghan planes

Sanctions may be imposed on Islamabad, fears PONAM
DAWN
QUETTA, Feb 5 - Mr Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Deputy Convener of the Pakistan Oppressed Nations' Movement (Ponam), has expressed his fear that Pakistan will

Pakistan not to entertain more Afghan DPs, says Iftikhar
The News Int.
PESHAWAR: NWFP Governor Lt-Gen (retd) Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah on Wednesday made it clear to the US ambassador that no more Afghan refugees could

Afghanistan's pipeline dreams resurface
By Sarah Horner for eCountries
The ongoing civil war in Afghanistan has long stalled any ambitious plans to build a potentially lucrative oil pipeline. In the last year, however, talk of a new pipeline ha begun

Govt mulls steps to curb religious extremism
By Rahimullah Yusufzai - The News Int.
PESHAWAR: To curb religious extremism in the country, the government is considering effective steps to stop wall-chalking, donation-collection camps and public display of weapons.