July 5, 2001

Terrorist Says Plans Didn't End With LAX
By JOSH MEYER, LA Times Staff Writer
NEW YORK--A convicted terrorist testified Tuesday that a top aide to Islamic militant Osama bin Laden helped prepare him for a bombing attack on Los Angeles

Taliban opposition claims advances could soon be halted
LONDON, July 3 (AFP) - Taliban advances in northern Afghanistan could be stopped and even pushed back this summer, according to opposition

OIC opens office in Afghanistan
Frontier Post
F.P ReportPESHAWAR: The Afghan Foreign Minister, Maulvi Wakil Ahmed Mutawakil has termed the opening of the office of the Organization of Islamic Conference

Afghanistan's only woman TV journalist public enemy for Taliban
FAIZABAD, July 4 (AFP) - Afghanistan's only woman television journalist, Manija Rasooly, knows she is a public enemy to the Taliban militia that has imposed

More Afghans pour into crisis city
GENEVA, July 3 (AFP) - Almost 30,000 Afghans who have fled their homes have been registered in the western city of Herat or its surroundings

Pakistan-ISI Chief-Iran-India Gas Pipeline
Former ISI chief supports Iran-India gas pipeline project Islamabad, July 3, IRNA -- Former chief of Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence, ISI, Lt. General (Retd)

Huge photo of destroyed ancient Bamyan Buddha displayed at French port
SAINT-NAZAIRE, July 3 (AFP) - A huge photograph of one of two ancient Buddha statues destroyed by Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia was put on display

Afghans repatriate from Nasir Bagh - UNHCR
ISLAMABAD - Thirty-nine Afghan families returned home Thursday afternoon from North West Frontier Province's Nasir Bagh refugee village following Pakistan

14 illegal Afghan immigrants arrested in south
Bushehr, Iran, July 5, IRNA -- Police have arrested 14 illegal Afghan immigrants who were caught trying to sneak over into the southern

Taliban attack in Ghor fails to break resistance
Frontier Post 7/5/01
F.P ReportPESHAWAR: Conflicting reports from the province of Ghor in Central Afghanistan on Wednesday claimed that several Northern Alliance commanders

US trying to get information from journalists
Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD (NNI): A delegation of journalists is visiting the United States at the invitation of Washington to discuss the United State (US) policy toward

New US envoy to end Pakistanís nuke plan: Qazi
Frontier Post
Islamabad: The Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami, (JI) Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that the new US Ambassador is being sent to Pakistan on a dangerous mission.

Pakistan sees prosperity only after Kashmir peace
By Jack Redden
ISLAMABAD, July 4 (Reuters) - Little more than a year ago Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf stated that every Muslim was talking of a jihad