March 9, 2001

Foreign Taliban prisoners of war captured by the United Front

The letter of Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq to Kofi Annan

CPNUA statement by Prof. A. Sattar Sirat on Taliban Destruction of Afghan Heritage

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

 

Resolution of Afghan Rally in Washington D.C

Exclusive photos from Afghan protest rally

Anti-Taliban Protest Rally in Melbourne At 11 a.m., Saturday, March 10, 2001

Anti-Taliban Protest Rally in Paris Saturday, March 10, 2001

Afghan opposition says Buddha statues destroyed
By Sayed Salahuddin
KABUL, March 9 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's opposition said on Friday the ruling Taliban have destroyed the two ancient Bamiyan Buddha statues in central

Pakistan in New Bid to Save Afghan Statues
Friday March 9 11:38 AM ET
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan said Friday it would send a high-level delegation to Afghanistan Saturday to urge the Taliban rulers to halt the destruction of the country's historic statues.

Afghans blowing up bigger Buddha statue in Bamyan
ISLAMABAD, March 9 (Kyodo) - The Afghan Taliban militia started destroying Thursday a 53-meter high Buddha statue in Bamyan in central Afghanistan by blowing

Taleban 'preparing statue explosives'
Explosives are reportedly on their way to the site
By Susannah Price in Islamabad - BBC
Reports from Afghanistan say the Taleban authorities are preparing to transport explosives to destroy the two giant Buddhas at Bamiyan.

Protest Rally in Washington Accuses Taliban of "Crimes Against Humanity"
Demands Concrete Action ­ Not Just Words ­ by US and UN -
US Says "Appalled" and Urges that Taliban "Stop" Destruction
By Omar Samad
WASHINGTON, March 8, 2001 ­ AAR ­ For the first time in more than a decade ­ since the former Soviet Union ended its unsuccessful occupation of Afghanistan

Sri Lanka sends PM to Pakistan to save Bamiyan Buddha
COLOMBO, March 8 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's national parliament displayed rare unity Thursday to send Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake to Pakistan to lobby

Bangladesh joins Muslim outcry over destruction of Afghan Buddhas
DHAKA, March 8 (AFP) - Bangladesh on Thursday joined international outcry against a decision by Afghanistan's Taliban militia to destroy two famous Buddha figures,

Japan appeals to Gulf nations to help stop destruction by Taliban
TOKYO, March 8 (AFP) - Japan has called on eight Gulf nations to use their influence in the Islamic world to stop the demolition of Buddhist statues by Afghanistan's

Afghanistan threatens to dominate Annan Asia trip
UNITED NATIONS, March 9 (Reuters) - Secretary-General Kofi Annan begins a tour of south Asia in Pakistan on Saturday during a mission to promote democracy

Worry About Afghan People as Well as Sculptures
Flora Lewis Flora Lewis  Friday, March 9, 2001 - Int. Herald Tribune
PARIS "We're only breaking stones," Mullah Mohammed Omar said, expressing surprise that his order to smash Afghanistan's ancient statues of Buddha should be provoking

The barbaric Taliban
A Boston Herald editorial  Friday, March 9, 2001
The Taliban, the fanatic Islamic fundamentalist organization that controls 90 percent of Afghanistan, has sunk to a new low in barbarous policy with the partial

ISCC condemns Taliban's Buddha destruction
by Ajit Jain - Times of India
TORONTO: The Islamic Supreme Council of Canada (ISCC) has condemned the decision of the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan to destroy archeological sites in the

Afghan women, not statues, need to be rescued
By Howard Kleinberg March 8, 2001 - Baltimore Sun
MIAMI -- Cutting across seemingly every political and religious line, the world reacted with horror to the shelling and destruction of ancient Buddhist statues

Ahmad Shah masoud condemns Taliban for destroying statues
Islamabad, March 8, IRNA -- Afghan commander Ahmad Shah Masoud on Thursday condemned Taliban for deciding to destroy anciet statues, saying he was

To Get at the Taleban, Apply Pressure on Pakistan
Selig S. Harrison (Opinion) International Herald Tribune Thursday, March 8, 2001
WASHINGTON The key to ending the threat from Osama bin Laden and the Taleban does not lie in Afghanistan but in Pakistan, which keeps the Kabul regime

Taking Sides in Afghanistan
By REUEL MARC GERECHT editorial/Op-Ed - The New York Times March 8, 2001
BRUSSELS — In Islamic history, the time before the coming of the Prophet Muhammad is the jahiliyya, the Age of Ignorance. For Muslim fundamentalists

Iran spends 18 million dollars to tighten Afghan border
TEHRAN, March 8 (AFP) - Iran has spent more than 18 million dollars over the past year to seal off the country's border with Afghanistan faced with growing drug

U.N. to Spend Millions Of Dollars on Afghan Refugees in Iran
TEHRAN, Mar 8, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The United Nations will spend about 13 million U.S. dollars on Afghan refugees residing in Iran this year

Destruction of statues Taliban action condemned
KARACHI, March 8: Muslim intellectuals world-wide have condemned the destruction of statues in Afghanistan, and appealed to the Kabul government to refrain

Now a Pakistani viewpoint:
The end of Afghanistan's stone age?
By Mahir Ali - DAWN (PAKISTAN)
IT IS hard to imagine a more profound metaphor for the ruthless neglect that has become a way of life for the people of Afghanistan than the chilling reports from