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Afghan opposition headless without Masood

ISLAMABAD, Sept 15 (AFP) - The death of Afghan opposition commander Ahmad Shah Masood, if confirmed, will have far-reaching consequences for the civil war and the future of the anti-Taliban resistance, analysts said. It will also be a cause for concern in Washington and Moscow as the United States examines a possible military intervention to root.. More

1683 20/04/2001
Taliban Threaten Jihad in Face of U.S. Attacks

ISLAMABAD (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban warned its neighbors on Saturday of ``extraordinary danger'' if they helped the United States take revenge for the devastating terror attacks on Washington and New York. (Read photo caption below) Their leader called for a Jihad (War for a just cause) against anyone cooperating with.. More

1684 20/04/2001
Bush Braces U.S., Military for War

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush ordered U.S. troops to get ready for war and braced Americans for a long, difficult assault against terrorists to avenge the deadliest attack on the nation. ``Those who make war against the United States have chosen their own destruction,'' he declared Saturday.``We will smoke them out of their holes,'' Bush said. ``We'll.. More

1686 20/04/2001
Worldwide Flights Resume Amid Tight Security

LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Air traffic remained spotty on routes within and outside of the United States on Saturday, as airlines throughout the world slowly ramped up service four days after terror attacks in New York and near Washington grounded all U.S. flights and impacted flights worldwide. Security at airports was tight as stranded Americans,.. More

1687 20/04/2001
Israeli Tanks Roll Into Ramallah -Witnesses

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A Palestinian man was killed and at least 15 others wounded during an Israeli tank and helicopter attack on Palestinian-ruled Ramallah early on Sunday, witnesses and hospital sources said.(Read photo caption below) Hospital officials said Palestinian military intelligence officer Adel Jaber died after tanks entered the.. More

1688 20/04/2001
Macedonia's paramilitaries could endanger the peace accord

RATAE, Macedonia, (Islamweb & News Agencies) -NATO's mission to collect arms from Albanian fighters in Macedonia has run smoothly so far, but fears are growing in the West that delays in adopting the peace accord and the emergence of paramilitary could undermine the agreement. Ratae and two other villages near the volatile northwestern town of Tetovo.. More

1689 20/04/2001
Pakistan to Pressure Taliban to Hand Over Bin Laden

ISLAMABAD (Islamweb & News Agency) - Pakistan is to send a team of officials to Afghanistan on Monday to press the ruling Taliban to hand over Saudi-born fugitive Osama bin Laden and help prevent a potential catastrophe in the region.``We are alive to the gravity of the situation and know that in the lives of nations such situations do arise as require.. More

1690 20/04/2001
Afghan Taliban Warns U.S. Strikes Would Sow Hatred

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement said on Wednesday any U.S. strikes against the country in retaliation for Tuesday's terror attacks would succeed only in sowing hatred in the region. (Read photo caption below) Taliban spokesman Abdul Hai Mutmaen told Reuters from the southern Afghan town of Kandahar that U.S. strikes could lead.. More

1659 19/04/2001
US Vows Harsh Response, Probe Makes Progress

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vowing to strike with a hammer of vengeance, the United States hunted on Wednesday for those behind the deadly attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Investigators hunting for those behind the worst attack on the United States since the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor cast a wide net -- although increasingly.. More

1660 19/04/2001
Grim Task of Retreiving Bodies Begins

NEW YORK (AP) - In one indication of the potential death toll, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was asked about a report that the city has requested 6,000 body bags from federal officials. ``Yes, I believe that's correct,'' said the mayor.In another, 2,500 people visited a grief counseling center handling questions about missing family members Wednesday. The.. More

1661 19/04/2001
Bush Will Attend APEC Summit Despite Attacks-China

BEIJING (Reuters) - President Bush will attend an October summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in Shanghai despite the catastrophic terror attacks on the United States, a top Chinese official said on Thursday. Bush told Chinese President Jiang Zemin in a telephone conversation on Wednesday night he would attend the meeting, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Guangya.. More

1662 19/04/2001
US planning multi-year war on terrorism: officials

WASHINGTON, (Isalmweb & News Agencies) -An expected retaliatory strike at the authors of the worst attack on US soil will be just the starting point for a multi-year war to wipe out the scourge of global terrorism, US officials declared Thursday. "Now that war has been declared on us, we will lead the world to victory," US President George W. Bush,.. More

1666 19/04/2001
Threats Against Local Arab Community Continue

WASHINGTON, (Arab American News)- Harassment of Arab-Americans in southeast Michigan is escalating into a potentially dangerous issue, authorities said. (Read photo caption below) The Arab American News told Local 4 that it has received numerous threats since the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington Tuesday. Callers have threatened violence.. More

1667 19/04/2001
Kabul Tense as Afghans Expect U.S. Military Strikes

KABUL (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Apprehensive Afghans began appearing on Kabul's streets soon after dawn Friday, anticipating that the United States could launch military strikes in retaliation for terror attacks in New York and Washington. Overnight, President Bush's administration worked on building an alliance for what it called the first war of.. More

1668 19/04/2001
World Goes on Alert After Massive Attacks on U.S.

BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States put its forces on alert and governments worldwide held crisis meetings on Tuesday, tightening security at embassies, airports and public buildings, after devastating attacks in New York and Washington.(Read photo caption below) Planes bound for the United States were recalled in mid-flight, Britain stopped civilian.. More

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