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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said on Saturday they had downed an unmanned spy plane and a helicopter in areas where opposition forces reported sweeping advances. (Read photo caption below) Despite earlier contradictory statements, Taliban officials said they had established that their forces had downed a pilotless drone aircraft.. More

1765 22/04/2001
Gulf Arab States Back Drive Against Attack Suspects

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Gulf Arab states pledged support Sunday for the U.S.-led drive to find those behind last week's attacks on the United States and bring them to justice. Foreign ministers from the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) also condemned any attempt to link Islam with the attacks. A joint communiquéissued.. More

1766 22/04/2001
Taliban Says Loses North Town to Opposition Forces

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghan opposition forces have captured the town of Zari Bazar, some 60 miles south of the strategic city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the Afghan Islamic Press quoted Taliban spokesman Abdul Hai Mutmaen as saying on Monday. A day earlier the opposition Northern Alliance and the forces of independent General Rashid Dostum said they had made.. More

1768 22/04/2001
Kazakh Leader Offers Full Support for U.S. Strike

ASTANA (Reuters) - Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev said on Monday his central Asian state was ready to help the United States battle terrorism following the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington. (Read photo caption below) ``Kazakhstan is ready to support an action against terrorism with all the means it has at its disposal,'' Nazarbayev.. More

1769 22/04/2001
Kuwait leader suffers stroke

KUWAIT (AP) - The emir of Kuwait suffered a brain hemorrhage and was flown to London on Friday for treatment, removing him from the country even as the United States looks to its close Persian Gulf ally for help in building an anti-terrorism coalition. Sheik Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah, 75, was in stable condition, the emir's office said in a statement.. More

1761 22/04/2001
Afghans Bitter About U.S. Rejection of Compromise

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban, faced with a U.S. ultimatum to hand over Osama bin Laden or go to war, on Friday ignored recommendationsfrom clerics and said it was up to the Saudi-born millionaire militant to leave their land.The government's negative response to Thursday's recommendatios from 1,000 senior Afghan clerics to urge the.. More

1758 22/04/2001
Three Killed in Pakistan as Anti-U.S. Demos Rage

PESHAWAR/KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least three people were shot dead and dozens arrested Friday as thousands of protesters across Pakistan demonstrated against their president's decision to help the United States track down Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) and punish his Taliban protectors.Most of the violence was in the southern port city.. More

1759 22/04/2001
Taliban Leader Calls Urgent Meeting, Asks for Help

KABUL (Islamweb & News Agencies) - The spiritual leader of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement on Sunday called an urgent meeting of senior Islamic leaders to discuss the defense of his nation and he appealed to Muslim countries for help. The people of the landlocked and conflict-ravaged land that has given refuge to prime terror suspect Osama bin.. More

1691 21/04/2001
Taliban's Afghan Foes Offer Support for U.S. Action

LONDON (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Afghan guerrillas fighting the ruling Taliban movement pledged on Sunday to support any U.S. strike against camps run by Osama bin Laden.``We want the destruction of the terrorist camps, as well as the Taliban establishment, which have provided the facilities for the terrorist activities in Afghanistan,'' Abdullah.. More

1692 21/04/2001
After Shock, Anxious Allies Urge U.S. to Be Cautious

LONDON (Reuters) - As President Bush rallied a global coalition for ``war'' after the attacks on the United States, he heard encouraging sounds of solidarity on Sunday but also fretful caution against hasty retaliation.In Europe, where NATO allies could offer military support in any action against the Islamic extremists suspected of the strikes, British.. More

1693 21/04/2001
Gaddafi Warns U.S. Risks Quagmire in Afghanistan

SOLLOUG, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi warned the United States on Sunday it could fall into a Soviet-style quagmire in Afghanistan if it retaliated there for devastating terror attacks on New York and Washington. (Read photo caption below) Gaddafi, who has often assailed Washington for its policies in the Middle East and elsewhere,.. More

1694 21/04/2001
Intifadha Rages on After Sharon Vetoes Truce Talks

JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - The familiar sounds of battle echoed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who vetoed a planned PerezArafat meeting Sunday, Sep 15, 2001,made truce talks with the Palestinians conditional on 48 hours of peace. (Read photo caption below)Arafat said Palestinians were already committed.. More

1695 21/04/2001
Taliban Religious Leaders to Discuss Bin Laden's Fate

KABUL (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Senior Afghan Islamic religious leadersgather in the capital, Kabul, on Tuesday to discuss the fate of U.S. attack suspect Osama bin Laden, but the ruling Taliban gave no sign they were ready to surrender the Saudi-born fugitive.``The Shura (council) meeting of the leadersin Kabul today will fully discuss and take.. More

1696 21/04/2001
No Blank Check for U.S. Action From UN, NATO

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - With the United States gearing up for a ``war against terrorism,'' some nations are gingerly pointing out that Washington does not have a blank check for military action from the United Nations or NATO. Pakistan's military government, for one, a key player in the battle against the perpetrators of the Sept. 11 attacks on New.. More

1697 21/04/2001
Afghanistan May Be Attacked From Former Soviet States

MOSCOW, (BBC)-A senior United States diplomat, in Moscow for talks on strategic issues, has said Russia remains open about the launch of possible attacks on Afghanistan from former Soviet states. (Read photo caption below) "I don't think they have ruled anything in or anything out," said US Undersecretary of State, John Bolton.Russia's Defence Minister,.. More

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