Reports

Special Mission Dr. Norbert Holl, head of the UN Special Mission, arrived in Kabul on 1 October to discuss with Mulla Rabbani the current situation. On 3 October Dr. Holl held talks with Mullah Rabbani and Mullah Ghaus in Kabul…

Active in Afghanistan since 1987 and witness to both the withdrawal of Soviet troops in February 1989 and the fall of President Najibullah's regime in 1992, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has maintained a constant presence…

This alert does not guarantee that an appeal will follow. To give your input, see contact at end of bulletin. Fourteen persons have died and 500,000 require emergency food assistance and shelter in Cambodia following the most severe flooding in…

A few hours after the take-over of Kabul by the Taliban the ICRC's Head of Delegation in Afghanistan met the Taliban's leadership to discuss the continuation of the institution's activities in the Afghan capital. As all the necessary guarantees…

This report includes: A) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire and Tanzania B) Liberia and Sierra Leone C) Angola D) Afghanistan From P. Ares, Chief, Programming Service. For information regarding resources, donors are requested to contact Mr. F. Strippoli or Mr. M. Crosthwaite, WFP…

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE This alert does not guarantee that an appeal will follow. To give your input, see contact at end of bulletin. Hundreds of residents of Kabul are fleeing the Afghan capital following last week's victory of the…

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0409 1. ON 3 OCTOBER 1996, THE NATIONAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (NSDMC) HAS ISSUED THE CAMBODIA FLOOD APPEAL 1996 WHICH IS BEING PRESENTED TO THE DONOR COMMUNITY AT A MEETING HELD IN PHNOM PENH…

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0405 1. SINCE END OF AUGUST 1996, THERE HAVE BEEN HEAVY RAINS IN THE UPPER CATCHMENT AREAS OF THE MEKONG RIVER IN LAO PDR AND CAMBODIA, CAUSING HIGH WATER LEVELS DOWNSTREAM IN VIETNAM. 2. ACCORDING TO THE…

Christopher Thomasreports from the Salang Tunnel TALEBAN Islamic soldiers are massed at the mouth of the strategic Salang Tunnel in northern Afghanistan, waiting in high spirits for the order to march. These are the "holy warriors" who have conquered most of…

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0404 SITUATION 1. ON 26 AND 27 SEPTEMBER 1996, THE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZED A TWO-DAY HELICOPTER TRIP TO FLOOD-AFFECTED PROVINCES OF BOLIKHAMXAY, SAVANNAKHET, CHAMPASSAK, SEKONG AND ATTAPEU. IN ADDITION TO GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL, THE MISSION INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES OF DIPLOMATIC AND…