January 31, 2000

UN says 110 Afghans killed by cold in Herat
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Wednesday more than 110 Afghans displaced by drought and war died from cold in one city in one night.

UN targets Taleban officials
By Kate Clark in Kabul - BBC
The United Nations committee dealing with sanctions against the Taleban in Afghanistan has issued a list of senior officials whose overseas financial

Taliban envoy to Pakistan stopped from flying to Kabul
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IRNA) -- The UN Sanctions Committee on Tuesday stopped the Taliban envoy to Pakistan, Mulla Abdul Salam Zaeef from embarking a UN plane to fly to Kabul.

Snowfall blocks Pakistan minister's Afghan visit
KABUL, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Pakistan's Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider's planned two-day visit to Afghanistan was delayed on Wednesday by heavy snowfall in the capital Kabul, airport officials said.

Tajiks arrest 11 members of radical Muslim group
DUSHANBE, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Tajikistan security forces have arrested 11 members of the outlawed radical Muslim party Khizbi Takhrir, an interior ministry source said on Wednesday.

Riots over Pakistan 'blasphemy' letter
BBC - Islamic students have gone on a rampage in Pakistan over an allegedly blasphemous letter published in a newspaper on Monday.

Turkmenistan criticises international attitude to Afghanistan
Turkmenistan, Jan 30 (BBC News) -- Turkmenistanhas criticised the attitude of the international community towards the conflict in Afghanistan.

Afghan narcotics transit via Kyrgyzstan on the rise
BISHKEK, Jan 30 (Itar-Tass) - The amount of narcotic drugs smuggled from Afghanistan across Kyrgyzstan has increased a lot, Chairman of the Kyrgyz State