'Optimistic' talks with former king
"Delicate negotiations on a post-Taliban regime were under way yesterday as Afghanistan's former king, pro-Western guerrilla leaders and American congressmen began talks in Rome." …
A warm and charismatic man with little desire for power
Eulogy for the murdered Abdul Haq, whom Ahmed Rashid knew for over 20 years. Daily Telegraph, UK.
Afghan resistance chief hurt by camera bomb
"Massoud was giving an interview in his office to a group of Arab journalists who had arrived from Kabul. When they started filming, the camera exploded." From Lahore. Daily Telegr…
Afghanistan resistance leader feared dead in blast
"Front spokesmen denied that he had died and accused the Taliban, the wanted Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden and Pakistan of planning the assassination attempt." From Lahore. Daily…
Aid groups quit Kabul in fear of US attacks
"More than 100 UN and aid workers left Kabul and four other cities in an airlift organised by the UN in Pakistan." From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK.
Al'Qaeda 'has network of sleepers across North America'
About the supporters, recruits, training, financing, communication and network organization. Daily Telegraph, UK.
All of a sudden, women are in the picture
After seven years of rule, characterised by an almost complete indifference to the welfare of the vast majority of the population, the Taliban has suddenly discovered concern for c…
Alliance prisoners of war executed
Five men, including two Northern Alliance commanders, were publicly hanged in Mazar-i-Sharif. Julius Strauss in Faizabad and Ahmed Rashid in Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK.
Anarchy as Taliban lose control
"Law and order was breaking down in Kabul yesterday as Taliban soldiers and poverty-stricken civilians carried out armed daylight robberies and looted houses left empty by people w…
Arab militants flee Kabul as tension rises
"'Bin Laden may have used the murder of Massoud as a means to win support with the Taliban at the precise moment he knew he would need that support most, because he [bin Laden] was…
Bin Laden seen as the prime suspect
"For months Washington has been promising a new Afghanistan policy, combining incentives and pressures on the Taliban, bin Laden and Pakistan, the Taliban's main backer. Yet the Bu…
Britain may be swamped with cheap heroin
"The world faces a new flood of Afghan heroin at throwaway prices as local drug dealers and the Taliban rapidly dispose of their stocks because of the threat of war and the need to…
CIA tries to recruit native speakers by email
"One reason why the American military attack on bin Laden is being delayed is because the US army does not have a single person in its ranks who speaks Pashto, the language of the …
Former king's loyalists try to stir rebellion
Two prominent Afghan Pathan commanders have gone to southern Afghanistan to raise a rebellion against the Taliban. Daily Telegraph, UK.
Ground troops facing guerrilla war danger
"Following last night's air strikes, two vast battlefields will emerge, one in the north and the other in the centre of the country, as the Taliban struggle to retain their hold on…
Hardliners stand beside bin Laden
"Equally significant has been the growing rift between the hardliners who surround Mullah Omar in Kandahar and the moderates who form the government in Kabul and have had to deal w…
Islamabad lays down law on post-Taliban regime
"Pakistan's Interservices Intelligence (ISI), which until two weeks ago was backing the Taliban, is now rapidly trying to put together a new alliance from among Taliban defectors, …
Militants from 20 nations ready to fight for Taliban
"With widespread defections depleting the Taliban forces, Mullah Omar has become increasingly dependent on these foreign fighters. In turn, they know they have nowhere to go, becau…
Musharraf must decide which side he is on
"For the past two years Gen Musharraf has walked a fine line; trying to stem the growing street power of Islamic fundamentalists who have been the bulwark of the army's long-term s…
news.telegraph.co.uk - Taliban in key defeat as rebels turn to ex-king
"UN, US and EU diplomats are also in Rome to persuade the former king and the United Front to come to an agreement covering military strategy and the composition of the post-Taliba…
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