September 11, 2001

Anti-Taliban Forces Confirm Kabul Attack
Tuesday September 11 11:42 PM ET
KABUL (Reuters) - The anti-Taliban Afghan opposition said it carried out an air and rocket assault on Kabul airport early on Wednesday in retaliation against Taliban jet attacks on their forces.

Officials: New information points to bin Laden
September 11, 2001 Posted: 9:22 p.m. EDT (0122 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. officials investigating the series of attacks Tuesday in New York and Washington are setting their sights on Osama bin Laden, the millionaire Saudi fugitive who has

Explosions in Kabul, Afghan Opposition Blamed
Tuesday September 11 8:55 PM ET
KABUL (Reuters) - Forces fighting Afghanistan  ruling Taliban launched a helicopter missile strike at Kabul airport early Wednesday, destroying two planes, a Pakistan-based Afghan news agency reported.

Afghan Explosions Not U.S. Strike -U.S. Officials
Tuesday, September 11, 2001 6:37 PM EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Explosions that rocked the capital of Afghanistan on Tuesday were not U.S. strikes in response to the terror attack on America, but may be the Afghan opposition seeking revenge for

Confusion Over Afghan Leader Massoud's Fate as Terror Strikes
By Omar Samad
WASHINGTON, September 11, 2001 - AAR - While the World Trade Center buildings and the Pentagon became live targets for terrorists - who may, ironically, be ideologically affiliated with the same terror network

Terrorism Strikes from Northern Afghanistan to the United States
Press Release
11 September 2001
Denouncing terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, the Islamic State of Afghanistan vehemently condemns acts of terrorism directed against innocent lives and property in the United States

Masood attack: Reports differ wildly
Tuesday, 11 September, 2001, 14:23 GMT 15:23 UK BBC
Afghan opposition leader Ahmed Shah Masood was killed or seriously injured in an attack by suicide bombers in his headquarters in the garrison town of Khwaja Baha-Uddin on Sunday. Here is what reports around the world are saying.

Afghan Taliban launch attack north of capital
Tuesday September 11, 8:31 PM
KABUL, Sept 11 (AFP) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia on Tuesday launched a heavy military offensive north of Kabul following unconfirmed reports of the death of opposition commander Ahmad Shah Masood.

Afghan Taliban Say Bin Laden Not Behind U.S. Attacks
Tuesday, September 11, 2001 12:08 PM EST
KABUL (Reuters) - A spokesman for Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said on Tuesday that Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden could not be responsible for a spate of terror attacks in the United States.

Taliban Call News Conference After U.S. Attacks
Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:40 AM EST
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The ambassador of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement in Pakistan has called a news conference for Tuesday night, following a string of attacks in the United States.

Afghan opposition leader 'still alive'
Tuesday, 11 September, 2001, 14:09 GMT 15:09  BBC News
The most senior political figure in the Afghan opposition, Burhanuddin Rabbani, has denied reports that opposition commander Ahmed Shah Masood died following an assassination attempt on Sunday.

Afghan rebels name replacement for injured Masood
KABUL, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Afghan opposition alliance leader Burhanuddin Rabbani said on Tuesday he had named intelligence chief General Fahim to stand in for commander Ahmad Shah Masood who was

Masood is alive: Afghan opposition
KABUL, Sept 11 (AFP) - Afghanistan's opposition was adamant Tuesday that commander Ahmad Shah Masood was alive despite reports of his death following a suicide bombing by Arab extremists

Afghan opposition leader feared dead
Tuesday, 11 September, 2001, 08:01 GMT 09:01 UK BBC
There are growing indications that Afghan opposition leader Ahmed Shah Masood was killed in an attack on Sunday. Mr Masood was the victim of a bomb explosion near his home in the north of the country.

Taliban crank up offensive, Masood fate a mystery
By Syed Salahuddin
KABUL, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban launched a fresh push against rival forces in the north on Tuesday as mystery surrounded the fate of their main guerrilla foe there following

Taliban launch offensive after attack on Masood
KABUL, Sep 11 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement launched a major offensive north of the capital on Monday night, one day after a suicide bomber tried to kill their key military

Pakistan condemns Afghan attack on Masood
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan on Tuesday condemned the assassination attempt on Afghan opposition commander Ahmad Shah Masood, saying "such acts of terrorism"

Iran condemns Afghan Masood assassination bid
TEHRAN, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Iran strongly condemned on Tuesday the assassination attempt on Ahmad Shah Masood, the main guerrilla enemy of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement, state television said.

France Condemns Attack Against Afghan Opposition Leader
Monday, September 10, 2001 2:26 PM EST
PARIS, Sep 10, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- France Monday condemned Sunday's bomb attack against the main commander of the anti-Taleban forces in Afghanistan, Ahmed Shah Masood

Benazir flays attack on Masood
By Our Reporter
Dawn
ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto has criticized the attack on Afghan leader Ahmad Shah Masood, which was carried out on Sunday in northern Afghanistan.

Profile: The Lion of Panjshir
Masood is the lynchpin of the anti-Taleban forces
By Afghanistan correspondent Kate Clark - BBC
Ahmed Shah Masood, who has been injured in an assassination attempt, is easily the most important leader in the anti-Taleban alliance in Afghanistan.

ANALYSIS-"Great Game" to control Afghanistan never ends
By Jack Redden
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11 (Reuters) - It has been one of the world's poorest areas for centuries, an arid, mountainous land with a dearth of natural resources and a climate that swings

Fortune could not favour the brave for ever
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 2001
ANTHONY LOYD ON THE LION OF PANJSHIR
The Times UK
IT WAS November last year, and little seemed to have changed in Ahmed Shah Masood since I’d first met him in 1996. He still looked like a young Bob Marley. His tukul cap was at the identical

No radical change in Afghanistan even if Masood is dead
Tuesday, September 11, 2001 2:16 AM EST
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 11, 2001 (Itar-Tass via COMTEX) -- Even is reports about Ahmad Shah Masood's death in Afghanistan are confirmed, no substantive changes will take place in that country overnight

INTERVIEW-Afghan talks make progress, U.N. envoy says
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Talks between non-warring Afghan factions, Iran and Western powers on restoring democracy in Afghanistan have made progress, the U.N. special envoy said on Tuesday.

Iran, West Urge Taliban to Restore Afghan Democracy
Tuesday, September 11, 2001 8:25 AM EST
GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran and Western powers including the United States urged Afghanistan's rulers on Tuesday to restore democracy, saying a military solution to the country's internal strife was unacceptable.

Court orders Australian government to let Afghan refugees land
SYDNEY, Sept 11 (AFP) - A court Tuesday ordered the Australian government to bring to Australia more than 430 asylum seekers sailing across the Pacific after being barred entry following a high

Taliban,opposition swap prisoners
Updated on 9/11/2001 11:46:15 AM
Frontier Post
F P ReportPESHAWAR: Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia and the Northern Alliance forces have exchanged imprisoned commanders in Suri Pul province.

Mutawakil hints swaping aid workers
Updated on 9/11/2001 11:46:15 AM
Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Wakil Ahmed Mutawakil says his government might swap the foreign aid workers.

Taliban await decision from aid workers on lawyers
Tuesday September 11, 8:18 AM
By Tahir Ikram
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said on Monday Western diplomats could visit eight foreign aid workers to discuss their trial for promoting Christianity once

Germany seeks Pak help for release of aid workers
Updated on 9/11/2001 11:46:15 AM
Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Germany has reportedly asked Pakistan to extend its help in the release of the four detained German aid workers who have been arrested by the Taliban along with two Americans

EC envoy arriving on humanitarian mission
Updated on 9/11/2001 11:46:15 AM
Frontier Post
F P ReportIslamabad: Kurt Juul, Ambassador of the European Commission's delegation in Islamabad has said Poul Nieloson, the European Union Commissioner responsible for development

EC approves grant for CARE Afghanistan
Updated on 9/11/2001 11:46:15 AM
Frontier Post
F P ReportPESHAWAR: The European commission has approved a grant of Euro 3,300,000 for CARE Afghanistan to support the security of livelihood for Afghan returnees (SoLAR) project.

Taliban, China sign MoU
Updated on 9/11/2001 11:46:15 AM
Frontier Post
F P ReportPESHAWAR: The Afghan Ministry of Mining and Industries signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese economic and technical cooperation delegation here.

Work on Jalalabad Highway in progress
Updated on 9/11/2001 11:46:15 AM
Frontier Post
F P ReportPESHAWAR: Construction work on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway is in progress and for this purpose sophisticated road construction machinery has been imported to ensure