Warfare and Conflict
- 481
- 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 strategy to carry on guerrilla war in Kashmir and support for the Taliban." Daily Telegraph, UK. (October 05, 2001)
- 482
- 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, because if they return to their own countries they will be executed." From Islamabad. Daily Telegraph, UK. (October 04, 2001)
- 483
- 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 Taliban." From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 29, 2001)
- 484
- Pakistanis fail to win handover of bin Laden
- "Although the hard core of the Taliban army is still holding together and has successfully fought off a week-long offensive by the anti-Taliban United Front, the Taliban administration is imploding in many parts of the country and senior officials are defecting to Pakistan." From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 29, 2001)
- 485
- 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, other Pathan radicals and intellectuals, which would still include few members of Afghanistan's minority ethnic groups." In Lahore.Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 28, 2001)
- 486
- 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 raise money. Prices of opium, the raw material for heroin, have fallen by 80 per cent in the past three weeks." From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 26, 2001)
- 487
- Talk to outsiders and you'll die, say Taliban
- "The international community has virtually isolated the Taliban regime: Saudi Arabia cut off diplomatic relations with Kabul yesterday. However, the Taliban are also trying to isolate themselves, so that US forces do not gain defence intelligence." From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 26, 2001)
- 488
- 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-Taliban government." From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 25, 2001)
- 489
- Musharraf 'must act to limit support for Islamists'
- "If Pakistan can get economic relief, Gen Musharraf can point out the benefits of his alliance with the West. But if the American military campaign extends to months, which is likely, the danger of the Islamic parties being able to rally greater support will increase." From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 22, 2001)
- 490
- 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 who have fled." Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 21, 2001)
- 491
- 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 with the international community and the growing humanitarian crisis in the country." Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 21, 2001)
- 492
- Taliban dissidents may defect to exiled king
- "Hundreds of Taliban commanders, mullahs and tribal leaders are ready to defect to the former King Zahir Shah who has issued an appeal for a national uprising against the regime." From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 21, 2001)
- 493
- Nuclear test sanctions unlikely to be eased
- "Western intelligence officials have long been concerned that fundamentalist forces might seize power in Pakistan and gain control of its nuclear arsenal. This now seems a real possibility." By Ahmed Rashid in Islamabad and Rahul Bedi in New Delhi. Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 20, 2001)
- 494
- US seeks approval of Teheran regime
- "Iran will not join the US-led multinational coalition even though it loathes the Taliban. But Washington is anxious to make sure that Iran will raise no objections to its planned military action, and it wishes to reassure Teheran that it has no aggressive designs against Iran itself." From Islamabad. Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 20, 2001)
- 495
- Tribal mix is the key, not military might
- "Experts believe that breaking up the Taliban infrastructure depends, in large measure, on offering a credible plan to install a new government that can win legitimacy across a country that has been torn apart by war for more than two decades." From Islamabad. Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 20, 2001)
- 496
- One-eyed tyrant of the Taliban who remains invisible to his subjects
- History of Mullah Omar and his friendship with Osama bin Laden. From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 19, 2001)
- 497
- US demands use of Pakistani air space
- "Washington's requests are believed to include permission for the use of Pakistani air space for the bombing of bin Laden's camps, the immediate halting of Pakistani fuel and supplies to the Taliban, the closure of Pakistan's borders with Afghanistan in order to prevent Arab terrorists fleeing, and sharing intelligence information." By Ahmed Rashid in Lahore and Rahul Bedi in New Delhi. Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 15, 2001)
- 498
- Al'Qaeda 'has network of sleepers across North America'
- About the supporters, recruits, training, financing, communication and network organization. Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 15, 2001)
- 499
- 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 also planning the bombings in the US,' said a Western diplomat. 'But I doubt he told the Taliban about the US bombings, which is why they are so shocked.'" From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 14, 2001)
- 500
- Pakistan faces dilemma after backing Bush
- "A senior Pakistani official said: 'This is a moment of reckoning for Pakistan. It has to decide whether it wants to be part of the international community or to go it alone with all the risks involved of becoming a pariah state.'" Daily Telegraph, UK. (September 14, 2001)