July 9, 2001

Police quell Iran-Afghan clashes in central city
Flaverjan, Iran, July 8, IRNA -- Police intervened to stop young people beating groups of Afghans in the central city of Flaverjan on Saturday, a reliable source said Sunday.

Police kill 35 Afghan bandits, free 18 hostages in three months
Qaen, Khorassan Prov., July 8, IRNA -- Iranian security forces have killed 36 armed Afghan "bandits" and freed 18 hostages in their

Tehran daily slams attack on Afghan refugees
Frontier Post
TEHRAN (Agencies): Tehran Times on Sunday strongly condemned the recent "inhuman and uncivil" attack on Afghan refugees by a group of over 100 motorcyclists

Afghan factions prep for more fighting
Sunday, 8 July 2001 11:34 (ET)
By AAMIR SHAH
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 8 (UPI) -- Afghan warring factions are preparing for renewed fighting this summer, Radio Tehran reported, and the Taliban

US against Pakistan's collaboration with Taliban
DAWN
WASHINGTON, July 8: The United States has said Pakistan's collaboration with the Taliban, who are providing sanctuary to "international terrorist"

Pakistan releases 300 Afghan prisoners
Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD (Online): Pakistan has released 300 Afghan prisoners from Peshawar jail during the last four days.All these prisoners were involved in petty crimes

Afghan exile group slams Pakistani general's anti-democratic stance
Berlin, July 8, IRNA -- A leading anti-Taliban resistance group based in Germany, blasted Pakistan's former secret service chief Lt.General

6 Pak religious parties form alliance in NWFP
Islamabad, July 8, IRNA -- Six religio-political parties of Pakistan on Sunday formed provincial chapter of their alliance, Muttahida

Nasir Bagh not to be closed till Sept
Frontier Post
PESHAWAR (NNI): The spokesman of the UNHCR, Peter Kissler has said that welcome period of the Afghan refugee has ended in Pakistan.

Refugees shifting to Jalozai from Akora camp
Frontier Post
F.P ReportPESHAWAR: Hundreds of families have shifted to Jalozai camp from Akora Khattak camp in the NWFP due to lack of assistance, reports BBC.

ABSO halts projects in Afghanistan
Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD (SANA): The Afghanistan and Belgium Solidarity Organisation (ABSO) has halted its projects in Afghanistan due to financial problems

Rising India, sinking Pakistan in high-stakes summit
By Paul Taylor, Diplomatic Editor
LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - A rising India and a sinking Pakistan hold a high-stakes summit next weekend seen by he outside world as a rare chance

The battle against repression in Afghanistan
Arthur Kent - San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, July 8, 2001
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Kabul, Afghanistan -- Until recently, battlefield footage was the big prize for those of us who've tried to document the savagery of more than two decades of war in Afghanistan.