November 2, 2001

MASSOUD: AN AFGHAN LIFE By Nasrine Gross

Afghan Leaders'  Profile From AFP

To some Taliban foes, ethnicity is no divider Philadelphia Inquirer

The making of the world's most wanted man: Part 1 The Observer

Winning the War of Words: Information Warfare in Afghanistan

 

Afghans in D.C. Area Gather to Address War, Peace Issues

U.S. B-52s blast Taliban lines
By Sayed Salahuddin and Mike Collett-White
KABUL/JABAL-US-SARAJ, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Giant U.S. B-52 bombers blasted hills north of Kabul on Friday in an apparent attempt to soften Taliban front lines ahead of an offensive

B-52s Pound Taliban Headquarters
Friday, November 02, 2001 8:02 AM EST
JABAL SARAJ, Afghanistan (AP) -- B-52 bombers pounded the front line north of Kabul on Friday in one of the strongest attacks yet, blasting a Taliban field headquarters

Taliban to execute some captured Shah supporters, AIP says
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 2 (Kyodo) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia will execute some supporters of the country's exiled king, Zahir Shah, on Friday in Kandahar, Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported.

Bin Laden calls Pakistanis to arms
The prime suspect for the 11 September attacks on America, Osama Bin Laden, has apparently urged Pakistani Muslims to defend Islam against what he described as a Christian campaign.

Taliban have no fear in case leader killed-governor
By Altaf Hussein
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The Taliban have no fears the death of their leader could lead to disintegration of the fundamentalist movement because another Muslim can replace him

1,200 Pakistanis enter Afghanistan to help Taliban: report
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 2 (Kyodo) - Some 1,200 armed Pakistanis have entered Afghanistan to fight alongside Taliban troops, and thousands more are waiting along the border to follow them

Muslim Turkey says no Ramadan halt in Afghan war
By Elif Unal
ANKARA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Turkey, the only Muslim country to have pledged troops to back U.S. military action in Afghanistan, said on Friday it did not see the Islamic holy month of Ramadan

Taliban Chase Tribal Leader in Afghan Hills
By Michael Christie
Friday November 2 9:00 AM ET
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban on Friday were hunting Hamid Karzai, a supporter of ex-King Zahir Shah, after they said they almost captured him in a meeting

Taliban capture, may hang ex-monarch's supporters: Press
 Islamabad, Nov 2, IRNA -- Taliban have arrested 25 followers of tribal leader Hamid Karzai, a supporter of ex-king Zahir Shah, reported Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press (AIP).

Japan proposal for post-Taliban meeting backed
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 2 (Kyodo) - One of the top leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) supported Friday a Japanese proposal to host an international meeting to pave the way for a stable

UN warns of aid shortfall
BBC News
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has warned that the organisation is distributing only half the aid it had hoped to bring to Afghanistan, and called for a halt to the bombing

Afghan opposition makes show of fighting drugs
By Rosalind Russell
KHOJA BAHAWUDDIN, Afghanistan, Nov 2 (Reuters) - When Ali Shir was caught trying to smuggle six kg (13 lbs) of heroin out of Afghanistan, authorities in the opposition-held north

Pakistan sends supplies to Taliban
By Bill Gertz - THE WASHINGTON TIMES 11/1/01
The Taliban militia is receiving military and other supplies covertly from Pakistan despite the Islamabad government's backing for American military operations, according to U.S. officials.

U.S. to increase number of ground troops in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (Kyodo) - By: Yoichi Kosukegawa The United States plans to increase the number of special operations forces on the ground in Afghanistan supporting forces fighting

Rivalries Poison Political Efforts
Blueprint for New Afghan Government Remains Elusive
By John Ward Anderson and Molly Moore
Washington Post Foreign Service Thursday, November 1, 2001; Page A01
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 31 -- Efforts to build a political alternative to Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement are in disarray, crippled by clashing egos and agendas

White House knows of Pakistan aid to Taliban militia
By Bill Gertz - THE WASHINGTON TIMES 11/2/01
Senior Bush administration officials acknowledged yesterday that Pakistan is supplying covert military assistance to the Taliban militia, but they praised Islamabad's cooperation in the U.S.

U.S. Sets Stage for Offensive
Troops, Planes Focus On North Afghanistan
By Steven Mufson and William Branigin - Washington Post - Friday, November 2, 2001
The Pentagon and its allies moved yesterday to concentrate broad military power in northern Afghanistan and set the stage for a ground offensive by anti-Taliban rebels

Pashtun Uprising Reported in Afghanistan
Prominent Tribal Leader Said to Lead Insurgency in South of Country
By Marc Kaufman - Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, November 2, 2001
A prominent Afghan tribal leader has begun the first known armed uprising against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan since the U.S.-led airstrike campaign began, fighting off a Taliban attack

Big Ground Force Seen as Necessary To Defeat Taliban
Bombing Has Left Militia Largely Intact
An excerpt by Molly Moore and Kamran Khan in Islamabad:
Western diplomatic officials here estimated that the U.S. bombing campaign against Afghanistan could last for several months and would need to be followed by ground intervention of up

MASSOUD: AN AFGHAN LIFE
By Nasrine Gross
I have just returned from a five-week stay in Afghanistan.  I was in Khoja Bahauddin when Commander Massoud was assassinated on September 9, the signal for terrorist operations in the US two days later.

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Key commander 'escapes Taleban'
Thursday, 1 November, 2001, 18:58 GMT BBC News
A prominent supporter of the former Afghan king says his forces have begun fighting the Taleban in an area north of Kandahar.

US to Fight Through Ramadan; More Ground Troops Due
By Peter Millership and Sayed Salahuddin
Thursday November 1 4:54 PM ET
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States cannot afford to halt its military campaign in Afghanistan for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and is planning to put more troops

U.S. House Panel Backs Radio Free Afghanistan
By John Whitesides
Thursday November 1 10:03 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A House of Representatives panel approved legislation on Thursday that would establish a ``Radio Free Afghanistan'' to broadcast news and explain U.S.

Aid Groups Urge U.S. to Not Worsen Afghan Disaster
By Randy Fabi
Thursday November 1 7:35 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Humanitarian groups on Thursday urged the United States to take more care in its military campaign against the Taliban and Al Qaeda network to avoid hurting Afghans

Media bring the good, bad and ugly to Afghanistan
By Mike Collett-White
Friday November 2, 10:43 AM
JABAL-US-SARAJ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - When hundreds of reporters began to descend on the small Afghan town of Jabal-us-Saraj six weeks ago, the locals were licking their lips

U.S.-Russia Group Stresses Taliban Must Go
Thursday, November 01, 2001 9:41 PM EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia on Thursday reaffirmed their opposition to any role for the Taliban in a new Afghanistan government if the movement is ousted as a result

Rumsfeld: US to Soon Put More Troops in Afghanistan
Thursday, November 01, 2001 4:06 PM EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will soon put more elite troops on the ground in Afghanistan, sharply increasing bomb targeting and other support for anti-Taliban forces

Taliban Deny Access to Detained Aid Workers
Thursday, November 01, 2001 3:20 PM EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have denied access this week to eight Western aid workers on trial for trying to preach Christianity, the State Department said on Thursday.

Pakistan's pro-Taleban nuclear scientist
Thursday, 1 November, 2001, 14:08 GMT BBC News
Shahzeb Jillani of the BBC's Urdu service profiles a controversial Pakistani nuclear scientist detained over his alleged links to the Taleban