Afghanistan 2001
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News on Afghanistan in 2001
- NOVEMBER 16, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A Northern Alliance fighter described executing five...
A Northern Alliance fighter described executing five Taliban prisoners in revenge for his father and brother's death at Taliban hands
- NOVEMBER 16, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Northern Alliance forces threatened to massacre up...
Northern Alliance forces threatened to massacre up to 6,000 foreigners fighting with the Taleban in the besieged province of Konduz
- NOVEMBER 16, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International is deeply troubled by the Military...
Amnesty International is deeply troubled by the Military Order signed by President George W
- NOVEMBER 16, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
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US President George W
- NOVEMBER 16, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Asma Jahangir, specialist on extrajudicial, summary...
Asma Jahangir, specialist on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions for the 53-nation UN Human Rights Commission said reports of mass executions by warring factions in Afghanistan must be investigated properly and the perpetrators brought to just
- NOVEMBER 16, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
If captured, Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaeda terrorist...
If captured, Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaeda terrorist leaders could be executed by firing squad on an American warship or military base, according to the man who suggested having them tried by special military tribunals
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A war photographer told how he watched in horror as...
A war photographer told how he watched in horror as Northern Alliance troops executed a Taliban soldier
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Eight Western aid workers, locked in Afghan prisons...
Eight Western aid workers, locked in Afghan prisons and fearing for their lives, were freed by anti-Taliban fighters and spirited to safety aboard U
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Libyan leader Col Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi called on ousted...
Libyan leader Col Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi called on ousted Afghan President Borhanoddin Rabbani to rein in Northern Alliance troops in Kabul, the Libyan news agency Jana reported
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Pir Muhammad, an Northern Alliance commander, said...
Pir Muhammad, an Northern Alliance commander, said Taliban leaders in Kunduz executed five local commanders who were suspected of negotiating with the alliance
- NOVEMBER 13, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations reported that more than 100 Taliban...
The United Nations reported that more than 100 Taliban fighters hiding in a school had been executed in Mazar-e-Sharif, which the Northern Alliance captured on November 9
- NOVEMBER 13, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
British Prime Minister Tony Blair called for the United...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair called for the United Nations to establish a presence in Kabul as soon as possible to fill the power vacuum left after the Taliban fled on the night of November 12
- NOVEMBER 13, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Northern Alliance defied the world and roared into...
The Northern Alliance defied the world and roared into Afghan capital Kabul
- NOVEMBER 12, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations reported that more than 100 Taliban...
The United Nations reported that more than 100 Taliban fighters hiding in a school had been executed in Mazar-e-Sharif, which the Northern Alliance captured on November 9
- NOVEMBER 9, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Australian, US and German special forces may mount...
Australian, US and German special forces may mount a risky operation to rescue the eight western aid workers being held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan
- NOVEMBER 9, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Taliban fighters in Jalalabad, in the east, arrested...
Taliban fighters in Jalalabad, in the east, arrested 15 Afghan men who were suspected of spying
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing...
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing the US-led war on terror and trying to free eight Western aid workers on trial for their lives in Afghanistan
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Taliban has executed a nephew of former mujahedin...
The Taliban has executed a nephew of former mujahedin commander Abdul Haq who was captured and hanged by the Islamic militia last month, family members said
- NOVEMBER 5, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The German foreign ministry said that it was urgently...
The German foreign ministry said that it was urgently trying to contact eight aid workers accused by the Taliban of spreading Christianity among Afghans
- NOVEMBER 3, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Afghan Taliban authorities strongly warned all...
The Afghan Taliban authorities strongly warned all foreign journalist not to enter Afghanistan illegally, Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported
- NOVEMBER 3, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Michel Peyrard, who slipped into Afghanistan to report...
Michel Peyrard, who slipped into Afghanistan to report on the US bombing and was arrested on October 9, was released and handed over to French diplomats along the Pakistani border
- NOVEMBER 3, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Three unidentified men were executed by the Taliban...
Three unidentified men were executed by the Taliban Afghan authorities for treason
- NOVEMBER 3, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
TALIBAN HAND OVER FRENCH JOURNALIST
November 3, 2001: Michel Peyrard, who slipped into Afghanistan to report on the U.S. bombing and arrested last month, was released on Saturday and handed over to French diplomats along the Pakistani border.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A jury at the Old Bailey, London's main criminal court,...
A jury at the Old Bailey, London's main criminal court, was given a graphic description of life inside Taliban-controlled Afghanistan by an alleged plane hijacker
- OCTOBER 30, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International condemned the summary and unlawful...
Amnesty International condemned the summary and unlawful execution of Abdul Haq on 26 October 2001, following his capture by the Taliban earlier that day
- OCTOBER 29, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
French Foreign Ministry said that Michel Peyrard, Paris...
French Foreign Ministry said that Michel Peyrard, Paris Match reporter who has been detained by Taliban since October 9 on charges of espionage, should be freed as soon as possible
- OCTOBER 28, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Burhanuddin Rabbani, the political head of the Northern...
Burhanuddin Rabbani, the political head of the Northern Alliance and president of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996, denounced Abdul Haq's execution
- OCTOBER 27, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Taliban fighters have a chilling four-year history...
Taliban fighters have a chilling four-year history of atrocities, a United Nations human rights investigator said
- OCTOBER 27, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said that the investigation...
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said that the investigation against detained French journalist Michel Peyrard was nearly over and that the findings would be presented in court soon
- OCTOBER 26, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the...
A Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the Taliban executed key opposition leader Abdul Haq in Kabul