November 5, 2001

Northern Alliance puts on show, threatens new push
November 6, 2001
NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN (CNN) -- Northern Alliance troops rallied on the plains north of Kabul on Monday as new allied airstrikes rattled the Afghan capital and the southern city of Kandahar.

Top U.S. diplomat named envoy to Afghan opposition
By Elaine Monaghan
Tuesday November 6, 4:31 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday stepped up its diplomatic war against Afghanistan's ruling Taliban by appointing a seasoned envoy, Ambassador James Dobbins

Pakistani diplomat says bin Laden hunt may be futile
By Mariam Isa
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. forces have little chance of finding Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden if he is hiding in the Afghan mountains, a former head of Pakistan's intelligence agency said on Monday.

Opposition chooses 60 post-Taliban candidates
The News: Jang (Pak) November 5, 2001
GULBAHAR: Afghanistan's opposition movement has chosen 60 candidates to a Council of National Unity called by former king Zahir Shah that it hopes will lead the war-torn country after the Taliban

U.S. has awkward dependence on Pakistani spies
Michael Zielenziger, Juan O. Tamayo
The San Diego Union-Tribune - KNIGHT RIDDER NEWS SERVICE
November 3, 2001, Saturday
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Until last week, anyone who dialed 225-4718 on his telephone here could have had a unique peek into the workings of a spy agency whose intimate knowledge of Afghanistan's

Taliban Dares U.S. to Fight Hand-To-Hand
By Anton Ferreira and Sayed Salahuddin
Monday November 5 8:02 PM ET
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - Both the United States and the Taliban invoked history on Monday in their war rhetoric -- Washington to defend fighting during Ramadan and the Afghan rulers

US Pounds Taliban; Eyes Airfield Access Near Border
By Alan Elsner and Sayed Salahuddin
Monday November 5 3:48 PM ET
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. aircraft maintained their relentless assault on Afghanistan's ruling Taliban on Monday and sent military teams to assess airfields in former Soviet Republics

Taliban Asks UN to Help Afghans Inside Country
By Raja Asghar
Monday November 5 1:57 PM ET
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban called on the United Nations on Monday to give humanitarian help inside the country to Afghans fleeing U.S. air strikes.

Stranded for Decades, 2 Million Afghans Struggle to Survive in Pakistan
By Michael Kamber Village Voice Writer
Monday November 05 01:24 PM EST
It is nearly midnight in Peshawar, a small city in northwest Pakistan, and Adrogal Gul is laying out his blanket, preparing for bed. His mattress is a slab of concrete tucked in the lee of a dumpster in a filthy

U.S. Checking if American Died in Afghanistan
Monday November 5 10:01 AM ET
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. authorities said Monday they were examining documents about a man who died in Taliban custody in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar to verify whether he was an American.

U.S. Tells Afghans Why It May Bomb During Ramadan
By Elaine Monaghan
Monday November 5 4:21 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday invoked 14 centuries of Muslim martial history in a bid to explain to Afghans why President Bush planned to continue bombing their country during

Area Afghans join in search of unity
At O.C. gathering, they express support for exiled former king.
November 5, 2001
By MINERVA CANTO - The Orange County Register
Buena Park -- They gathered to call for unity among Afghans in the United States.
More than 100 Afghans met Sunday to show that they are eager to overcome the differences among their multi-ethnic community and choose their own government.

How the Taliban Escaped State Department's Terrorism Blacklist
Mary Pat Flaherty, David B. Ottaway and James V. Grimaldi
Washington Post Service via The International Herald Tribune
Tuesday, November 6, 2001
WASHINGTON Each year, the State Department formally rebukes and imposes penalties on governments that protect and promote terrorists. But since 1996, when the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan

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Northern Alliance gains new airstrip
By Alan Philps - LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH 11/5/01
GULBAHAR, Afghanistan - The Afghan opposition opened a new airstrip yesterday, and its first users appeared to be a contingent of American advisers.

Afghan opposition stages symbolic show of strength
By Mike Collett-White and Mark Chisholm
Monday November 5, 7:11 PM
JABAL-US-SARAJ/RABAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Thousands of Afghan opposition troops paraded before their leaders on Monday in a symbolic sign that their beleaguered army

Taleban fighters 'killed in Kabul raid'
BBC News
American helicopter gunships have been attacking targets in and around the Afghan capital Kabul, reportedly killing a number of Taleban fighters.The fighters died when American missiles

Taliban say war with U.S. will be long
KABUL, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. war in Afghanistan will be long and American forces will face defeat once they move the conflict from the air to the ground, the Taliban's

Rumsfeld says Afghan bombing now hitting the mark
By Sanjeev Miglani
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dismissed speculation on Monday that the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan could drag on for years and said

Afghans must decide future government - U.N. envoy
TEHRAN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The U.N. Special Representative for Afghanistan said on Monday the United Nations hoped to ensure that a post-Taliban government reflected

Speaking with the enemy now harder in Afghanistan
By Mike Collett-White
KHALAZAI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Speaking with the enemy is something Afghanistan's warring parties have got used to in more than 20 years of conflict.

Afghan aid through Uzbekistan soon, UNICEF hopes
By Tara FitzGerald
TASHKENT, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The U.N. humanitarian agency UNICEF hopes to start aid deliveries to northern Afghanistan by river from the Central Asian state of Uzbekistan

Pakistan Islamic leader faces sedition accusation
By Zeeshan Haider
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's military government has filed a sedition accusation against a leading Islamic cleric for allegedly stirring revolt against Islamabad's support

Mutawakil proposes one-to-one battle between Omar, Bush & Blair
Kandhar, Nov 5, IRNA - Taliban Foreign Minister Maulvi Wakil Ahmed Mutawakil has proposed one-to-one fight between President Bush, Prime Minister Tony Blair and Taliban leader Mulla Mohammad

CIA inducts ex-Khad agents to topple Taliban regime: Local daily
Islamabad, Nov 5, IRNA -- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has started recruitment of ex-Khad agents who have been serving during  Dr. Najibullah period in Afghanistan to achieve objectives that have

Foreigners Swell Ranks of Taliban
Thousands Crossing Into Afghanistan, Witnesses Report
By Keith B. Richburg and William Branigin - Washington Post , Nov. 5, 2001
AINGARI, Afghanistan, Nov. 4 -- Thousands of armed Pakistanis and other foreigners are pouring into Kabul and fanning out toward the front lines to help the Taliban fight any U.S.

U.S. Afghans meet to unite against terror
By Arlo Wagner - THE WASHINGTON TIMES 11/05/01
A crowd of Afghans living in the United States last evening condemned the terrorists who struck America on September 11, prayed and said other terrorists and the Taliban must

Va. Afghans Caught Between Old World and New
Unheeded Warnings Weigh on Immigrants
By Emily Wax - Washington Post, Monday, November 5, 2001
Years ago, they noticed changes in the little things. In phone calls, when a sister's voice trembled as she explained why she was home during work hours. In odd photographs,

How Afghanistan Went Unlisted as Terrorist Sponsor
By Mary Pat Flaherty, David B. Ottaway and James V. Grimaldi, Washington Post, Nov. 5, 2001
Each year, the U.S. State Department formally rebukes and imposes penalties on governments that protect and promote terrorists. But since 1996, when the Taliban seized power

U.S. hits Afghan targets, more holy warriors on way
By Sayed Salahuddin and Anton Ferreira
KABUL/WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - U.S. aircraft blasted Afghanistan's ruling Taliban in the capital Kabul and on their front lines to the north on Monday, as Washington played

U.S. blasts Taliban base in Kabul
By Sayed Salahuddin
KABUL, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Rockets fired from U.S. aircraft blasted a hotel and vehicle used by Taliban fighters in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, littering the street with

Schroeder says EU heads back U.S. Afghan campaign
BERLIN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Monday European Union leaders were united in their support of the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan

Pakistan's big lie
Washington Times editorial 11/4/01
How long does the United States need to be deceived before it confronts Pakistan about the lies? That is the logical question following revelations by this newspaper's reporter Bill Gertz

Afghan Rebels Plan Assault on Kabul
Despite Heavy Strikes, Some Fear Fighters Still Outmanned By Taliban
By William Branigin and Keith B. Richburg - Washington Post, November 4, 2001
BAGRAM, Afghanistan, Nov. 3 -- After a week of intensifying U.S. airstrikes against Taliban positions north of Kabul, the opposition Northern Alliance is gearing up for a major offensive

U.S. Making Covert Drive for Pashtun Support
By Alan Sipress and Walter Pincus
Washington Post Staff Writers - Sunday, November 4, 2001
The United States is broadening its campaign against the Taliban by stepping up covert support for ethnic Pashtuns in southern Afghanistan, but this effort remains far less developed

Commander Supporting Taliban Defects
By Doug Struck - Washington Post Foreign Service, Sunday, November 4, 2001
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Nov. 3 -- The American bombardment began to show some results Friday when a commander fighting with the Taliban defected, bringing with him 1,350 fighters

Terrorists flee with refugees,officials fear
By David R. Sands - THE WASHINGTON TIMES 11/4/01
A new flood of Afghans fleeing the violence in the country has sparked fears that the terrorists targeted in the U.S.-led campaign could elude capture by posing as refugees.

Past Provides Lessons for Afghanistan's Future
Peter Tomsen
OPINION - LA Times 10/28/01
Peter Tomsen served as U.S. special envoy and ambassador on Afghanistan from 1989 to 1992. He was U.S. ambassador to Armenia from 1995 to 1998.

AFGHANISTAN: Interview with Ahmed Rashid
ISLAMABAD, 2 Nov 2001 (IRIN) - A well-known author and journalist on Afghan affairs, Ahmed Rashid, told IRIN on Thursday he was optimistic that the current alignment

US plans to airlift arms for Northern Alliance
Guardian News Service
(Gulbahar/New York, Nov 4)
The united States is to launch a massive airlift to supply Afghanistan's rebel forces with arms and ammunition for a major ground offensive. In an interview to The Observer