March 6, 2001

The Declaration of the Essential Rights of Afghan Women and the Legitimacy of Afghanistan By Nasrine Gross

Afghanistan's Buddhas latest casualty in destructive war on idol worship

Afghanistan: The Anatomy of an Ongoing Conflict

 


Taliban dynamite Afghan Buddhas as tide of protest rises
KABUL, March 6 (AFP) - Taliban officials said dynamite was being used against Afghanistan's famous Bamiyan Buddhas despite the Eid al-Adha Islamic holiday

Taliban Rules Out Compromise on Buddha Statues
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban halted shelling two giant Buddhas for the duration of a Muslim holiday, but remain determined to smash all statues in areas they control

Former Afghan King Blasts Taliban Decision to Destroy Cultural Relics
Terms Taliban Regime as "Supported by Pakistan," and "Imposed Upon Afghan Nation"
By Omar Samad
WASHINGTON - March 5, 2001 - AAR - In a sharp and politically significant deviation from the archaic language of the past, Afghanistan's former king M. Zaher Shah

Muslim intellectuals condemn Taliban vandalism
ATHENS, March 05 (PNS): A number of leading Muslim intellectuals from all over the world have condemned the destruction of ancient statues in Afghanistan as an un-Islamic act.

U.S. expects world community to help halt Afghan destruction
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Kyodo) - The United States said Monday it will join a number of countries around the world in urging a halt to the destruction of Buddha

Daily labels Taliban as the "modern-day Halaku"
Tehran, March 5, IRNA -- The English-language `Iran Daily' in its perspective column on Monday denounced the demolition of ancient historical relics as well as statues of religious

Majlis condemns Talibans' destruction of statues
Tehran, March 5, IRNA -- A Taliban decision to destroy ancient Buddhist statues, now being implemented in full swing despite an international outcry, has been condemned by the Iranian parliament

Indian Muslim cleric offers to talk to Taliban
NEW DELHI, March 6 (Reuters) - The head of India's biggest mosque said on Tuesday he was prepared to travel to Afghanistan to try and negotiate with the ruling Taliban movement

Cambodia slams Afghanistan's Taliban over statue destruction
PHNOM PENH, March 6 (Kyodo) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday criticized Afghanistan's Taliban authorities over the reported destruction of Buddha statues in the country.

Afghan opposition says recaptures areas in north
KABUL, March 6 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's opposition alliance said on Tuesday it had recaptured territory from the ruling Taliban during a heavy overnight battle in the north of the country.

Afghan Taliban commander escapes assassination bid
KABUL, March 5 (AFP) - A Taliban commander in Afghanistan narrowly escaped an assassination attempt Monday when several gunmen opened fire on him from a car

Taleban Massacres Will Have to Be Punished
Patricia Gossman International Herald Tribune
Tuesday, March 6, 2001
The International Herald Tribune
NEW YORK It is hard to imagine that life could get any worse for the people of Afghanistan. But in the past few weeks civilians in the central highlands have been caught

Russia to send paratroopers to Tajik-Afghan border
MOSCOW, March 5 (UPI) -- The Russian army will send 3,000 of its elite paratroop forces to the Tajik-Afghan border to help repulse potential incursions into Tajikistan

Taliban chose moment well at time of Haj
The Taliban was mistaken about the Muslim reaction to the destruction of statues, writes Michael Jansen
IRISH TIMES
AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban chief, Mullah Muhammad Omar, has carefully chosen his moment to order the destruction of Afghanistan's two towering Buddhist statues at Bamiyan.