Afghanistan
From the frontline On 19 May it was reported that General Malik, previously Head of General Dostum's Foreign Affairs Department, had switched allegiance to the Taliban. Malik is reported to be in control of Faryab province, where he claims to…
Bangladesh
Bangladesh - Cyclone DHA-Geneva Situation Report No. 2 20 May 1997 1. The tropical cyclone (Code named 01B) that made landfall yesterday, 19 May, severely hit the flat coastal region of Chittagong and Cox's Bazar areas with a wind velocity of up…
Bangladesh
The Context A severe tropical cyclone "One Bravo" gathered intensity in the Bay of Bengal and, as predicted, struck the south-eastern coast of Bangladesh yesterday, Monday, 19th May 1997, crossing the Chittagong - Feni coast North of Chittagong at approximately 18.30…
Bangladesh
A massive relief effort is underway in south-eastern Bangladesh to provide food and temporary shelter to tens-of-thousands of people left homeless by a cyclone yesterday. Major Atiqur Rehman, in the disaster control room in the Prime Minister's office in Dhaka…
Bangladesh
Bangladesh - Cyclone DHA-Geneva Situation Report No. 1 19 May 1997 I. SITUATION 1. A severe cyclonic storm with a core of Hurricane winds in the Bay of Bengal has started to impact the coastline in the Chittagong and Cox's Bazar area.…
Bangladesh
BANGLADESH: CYCLONE Latest events Further to the Alert of yesterday on the cyclone in Bangladesh, the following was reported by the BDRCS/Federation Delegation in Dhaka. Overnight, the cyclone has changed the direction to the East and this afternoon, 19th May 1997,…
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Country Office 17-B(IV) Abdara Road, P.O. Box 1078 University Town, Peshawar Please note that Monday 19 May was a UN holiday in Pakistan. Security: Mazar-i-Sharif: A top commander of General Dostam, General Abdul Malik, who was also the Director of Foreign Relations and…
Bangladesh
CARE Prepares Relief Efforts Atlanta, May 19, 1997, 1 p.m. EST -- A cyclone with winds of 125 miles per hour hit the southeast coast of Bangladesh today. CARE staff will launch relief efforts when the storm clears and…
Bangladesh
Geneva, May 19, 1997 A severe cyclone hit the coast of Bangladesh Monday. Winds of up to 180 - 200 kph hit areas around Cox Bazar and Teknaf areas. In response to the cyclone and a feared storm surge…
Afghanistan
Islamabad, 19 May 1997 (RFE/RL) -- Reports coming from Afghanistan say there has been an armed uprising against General Rashid Dostum, the warlord who controls parts of northern Afghanistan. The Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) news agency reports that Dostum's forces…
