February 11, 2002

Karzai, seeking Gulf aid, reopens embassy in Emirates
Tuesday February 12, 12:25 AM AFP

Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai reopened his country's embassy in the United Arab Emirates, marking a new era in relations with one of only three countries to have recognized the former Taliban regime.

Washington vows to pursue bin Laden, thousands rally against US in Iran
Monday February 11, 11:23 PM AFP

Tens of thousands of Iranians declared their hate for the United States in a march on their capital as US authorities vowed to maintain their hunt for terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden.

Afghans race against time to arrange Haj pilgrimage
By Andrew Marshall

Monday February 11, 7:46 PM

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Kandahar's supreme court was a place of nightmares under the Taliban. Now it has been taken over by a team of Afghans struggling with meagre resources to realise dreams.

U.S. says confident CIA missile strike hit its mark
By Jim Wolf

Tuesday February 12, 12:50 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it was confident a CIA-fired missile hit its intended target in Afghanistan a week ago, despite reports innocent peasants had been killed

Afghan embassy re-opens in UAE
Monday, 11 February, 2002, 15:34 GMT BBC News

Mr Karzai wants expatriate Afghans to return

By the BBC's Gulf correspondent Julia Wheeler

The head of Afghanistan's interim government, Hamid Karzai, has re-opened his country's embassy in the United Arab Emirates.

Kabul in arms talks with Russia
Monday, 11 February, 2002, 00:01 GMT BBC News

Afghanistan needs to update Soviet-era equipment

Afghan Defence Minister General Mohammad Fahim is in Moscow for talks aimed at securing hardware for Afghanistan's fledgling national army.

Afghans Reluctant to Leave Security of Freezing Camps
By Stuart Grudgings

Monday February 11 12:20 PM ET

BABAYADGAR CAMP, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Shivering in the driving snow of northern Afghanistan, Zaibar describes how the cold took the lives of two older members of her family and may soon

Official: Taliban Minister Should Have Afghan Trial
Mon Feb 11,11:04 AM ET

KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The foreign minister of Afghanistan (news - web sites)'s former Taliban government who is now being held by U.S. forces should be handed over to Afghan authorities

Unusual toads found on Afghan border
Monday, 11 February, 2002, 05:21 GMT

German scientists say they have discovered a unique type of animal living in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Afghan Leader Calls for More Foreign Troops
Mon Feb 11, 8:10 AM ET

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Afghanistan (news - web sites)'s interim leader Hamid Karzai called Monday for more international peacekeepers to protect his fragile government from the challenges

New Afghan women's magazine snatched up
Monday, 11 February, 2002, 12:03 GMT

Editorial meeting: An unthinkable sight during the Taleban era

By BBC News Online's Marcus George in Afghanistan

Last year, a magazine produced for women by women in Taleban-ruled Afghanistan would have been completely unthinkable.

Germany's Siemens is in running to build modern telephone network in Kabul
Mon Feb 11, 6:14 AM ET

FRANKFURT, Germany - German industrial and electronics conglomerate Siemens AG is in the running for an estimated 40 million euro (dlrs 35 million) contract to install a telephone

Casualties of U.S. Miscalculations
Afghan Victims of CIA Missile Strike Described as Peasants, Not Al Qaeda

By Doug Struck

Washington Post Foreign Service

Monday, February 11, 2002; Page A01

Villagers here in the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan said Ahmad and two other local men, Daraz and Jahan Gir, were peasants gathering scrap metal from the war in a region of suspected al Qaeda hide-outs.

U.S. Troops Search for Clues to Victims of Missile Strike
By THOM SHANKER and JAMES RISEN The New York Times

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 — High in the mountains of southeastern Afghanistan, troops of the 101st Airborne Division spent today at the grisly task of gathering evidence at the campsite

Pakistan Doesn't Expect Afghan Warlord to Return
By Raja Asghar

Monday February 11 10:05 AM ET

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is unlikely to seek refuge in Pakistan, his former patron, if he is kicked out of Iran, the Pakistani foreign ministry said Monday.

Villagers Released by American Troops Say They Were Beaten, Kept in 'Cage'
By Molly Moore

Washington Post Foreign Service

Monday, February 11, 2002; Page A01

URUZGAN, Afghanistan, Feb. 10 -- Afghan villagers who were misidentified by U.S. military forces as al Qaeda and Taliban fighters said they were beaten and kicked by their captors

Civil Affairs Troops Aim to Win Afghan Hearts, Minds
By DAVID ZUCCHINO

TIMES STAFF WRITER

Los Angeles Times (Feb 11, 2002)

HERAT, Afghanistan -- The war is winding down. Taliban and Al Qaeda gunmen are under arrest or on the run. American troops are watching and waiting.

'Little by Little,' Refugees Return
Afghans hope to rebuild, revitalize town

By Liam Pleven

Newsday.com February 11, 2002

Istalef, Afghanistan - Almost everything here has been demolished.

Rows of crumbling walls jut up from the ground like jagged teeth. Houses that were burned down systematically when the Taliban swept up the valley north of Kabul now gape roofless and empty.

Karzai warns warlords to remove check posts
Islamabad, Feb 11, IRNA -- Afghanistan's interim leader, Hamid Karzai Sunday warned warlords to remove within few days their check post and chains on roads otherwise they will face strict action.

Romania offers support for Afghanistan
ABU DHABI, Feb 11 (AFP) - Romanian President Ion Iliescu offered his full support to Afghanistan Monday during talks with interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai in the United Arab Emirates.

Afghan minister wants cash, not words, to help women
By Rosalind Russell

Monday February 11, 8:39 PM

KABUL (Reuters) - Sima Samar says she has the toughest job in Afghanistan.

The minister for women's affairs is tasked with reinstating the rights of women so zealously snatched away by the Taliban.

Freeing of Taliban soldiers a 'good thing', say those who fought them
Sunday February 10, 8:29 PM

SAR CHISMA, Afghanistan (AFP) - The release from prison by Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai of some 350 Taliban soldiers is a "good thing", those who fought bloody battles against