Afghanistan
Press Release SC/6280 Says Pakistani Military Officers Accompanied Taliban in Kabul Invasion; Council Addressed by 27 Speakers in Day-Long Debate on Conflict in Afghanistan Continued silence by the Security Council in the face of "open and naked aggression"…
Afghanistan
Kabul, 16 October 1996 (RFE/RL) -- Taliban fighters continue to battle forces backing the former Afghan government north of the capital of Kabul, with neither side apparently making much headway today. One United Nations official told the Associated Press the road…
Afghanistan
Kabul, 15 October 1996 (RFE/RL) -- Pakistan sent a high-ranking delegation to Kabul today led by Interior Minister Naseerullah Babar. It is the first foreign ministerial visit to the Taliban-held Afghan capital since the Islamic movement took over the city…
Afghanistan
The Afghan conflict, long ago faded from the headlines of the international press, has risen to the forefront once again. Fierce fighting between the Taliban and a new coalition force composed of the former government of Professor Rabbani, General…
Afghanistan
DATE=10/16/96 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-204674 TITLE=AFGHAN / FIGHTING (L) (2ND CQ) BYLINE=DOUGLAS BAKSHIAN DATELINE=KABUL CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: IN AFGHANISTAN, THERE HAS BEEN FIGHTING NEAR BAGRAM AIRBASE NORTH OF KABUL, AND THE TALEBAN FORCES APPEAR TO HAVE SECURED THE MAIN ROAD FROM THE CAPITAL. V-O-A CORRESPONDENT DOUGLAS BAKSHIAN…
Afghanistan
DATE=10/16/96 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-204694 TITLE=AFGHAN/U-N DEBATE (L ONLY) BYLINE=ELAINE JOHANSON DATELINE=UNITED NATIONS CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: A SENIOR OFFICIAL OF THE OUSTED GOVERNMENT IN AFGHANISTAN LAID DOWN CONDITIONS AT THE UNITED NATIONS WEDNESDAY FOR A CEASEFIRE WITH TALEBAN FORCES THAT SEIZED KABUL LAST MONTH. DEPUTY FOREIGN…
Afghanistan
DATE=10/16/96 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-204657 TITLE=KABUL SCENE (S) BYLINE=DOUGLAS BAKSHIAN DATELINE=KABUL CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, IS RELATIVELY QUIET -- DESPITE A CALL BY FORMER GOVERNMENT FORCES FOR THE TALEBAN TO ABANDON THE CITY OR FACE DESTRUCTION. V-O-A CORRESPONDENT DOUGLAS BAKSHIAN REPORTS THE TALEBAN HAS HELD THE…
Afghanistan
JABAL OS-SIRAJ, Afghanistan (Reuter) A chaotic patchwork of fighting raged north of Kabul Wednesday, with no sign that the expected bid by forces of the ousted government to retake the Afghan capital from their Taleban foes was imminent. Warplanes, presumably…
Afghanistan
ICRC NEWS 41 As the fighting continues in Afghanistan, a fresh influx of wounded is filling hospitals in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad. Every day the ICRC has been helping to bring out the victims, in particular those wounded on the…
Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuter) - Pakistan offered Tuesday to arrange peace talks between warring factions in neighboring Afghanistan as it sent a high-level delegation to sound out the parties on the proposal. The delegation led by Interior Minister Naseerullah Babar met officials…
