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Date 26-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan government has closed its three offices in Pakistan. Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Mullah Abdus Salam Zaeef told AIP that the offices representing Taliban, have been closed down following the UNSC sanctions on Afghan government. Except Afghan missions,...
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Date 25-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Uzbekistan government has offered arbitration between the two warring Afghan factions, Mullah Abdus Salam Zaeef, Afghan ambassador to Pakistan in Islamabad said. The offer was made to Afghan envoy, Mullah Zaeef, during a meeting between him and Uzbekistan foreign...
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Date 24-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Mass graves containing 70 bodies were recovered in the Taliban-controlled area in northern Takhar province, a spokesman for the opposition forces told AIP. The spokesman said that Taliban forces were forced to retreat from various areas of Khawja Ghaar. He sai...
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Date 22-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): The opposition forces claimed to have recaptured headquarters of Yakawlang district in Bamyan province last night (January 21). Fighters of Hizbi Wahdat launched a massive attack on Taliban positions, sparking a two-hour fierce gun battle and captured the headquar...
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Date 21-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban supreme leader Mullah Muhammad Omar has strongly refuted the UN secretary general Kofi Anan remarks in which he has alleged that the Taliban were killing civilians in Bamyan province. UN secretary general Kofi Annan has alleged that Taliban were killing ci...
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Date 19-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Abdullah Guard, who recently joined Taliban has said that Russia had supplied three types of tanks to northern alliance forces. Talking to AIP on phone from Taluqan, center of Takhar province, Abdullah Gaurd said that the northern forces have T-52, T-62 and T-55 ta...
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Date 17-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): A key commander of northern alliance, Abdullah Guard has joined Taliban along with his 195 armed supporters in northern Takhar province. The governor of Takhar, Qari Ahmadullah told AIP that the said commander joined Taliban at Tangi Farkhar, 30km northeast of Talu...
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Date 8-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Following the recapture of Yakawlang district in northern Takhar province, Taliban arrested 60 suspects during cleanup operation today (Jan 8). Taliban launched a massive attack on the district on January 7, and after a fierce but brief gun battle recaptured the di...
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Date 7-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed to have recaptured Yakawlang district in northern Takhar province. Afghan Intelligence Minister and governor of Takhar province Qari Ahmadullah told AIP on phone that Taliban have retaken the district from the opposition forces. Providing details...
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Date 31-12-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): The opposition forces claimed to have seized a district in Ghor province in central Afghanistan as the Taliban called in fresh troops to Bamyan. A spokesman for Northern Alliance told AIP from Panjsher that their forces launched a massive attack at the Taliban po...