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To: Ibexx who wrote (105387)	9/22/2001 3:19:16 AM
From: Ibexx	Respond to of 152472

UAE withdraws recognition of the Taliban September 22, 2001 Posted: 2:30 a.m. EDT (0630 GMT) (CNN) --The United Arab Emirates cut diplomatic relations with the Taliban on Saturday, the official Emirates News Agency reported. Meanwhile, a source in Pakistan said its forces had shot down an unmanned spy plane over Afghanistan. The agency quoted an unidentified Foreign Ministry official as saying that the Emirates had tried during the past few days to persuade the Taliban to comply with the U.N. Security Council resolution for it to hand over Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect in last week's terror attacks in New York and Washington. The official expressed regret that the Taliban had failed to respond positively. The move means that the Taliban is recognized as the Afghan government by only two nations, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Regarding the spy plane, the Afghan Islamic Press, which is based in Islamabad, Pakistan, first reported that it was a U.S. spy plane, then said it wasn't sure which country it was from. "We are still trying to ascertain what country this plane belongs to," Zaeef said in an interview. The aircraft could have entered northern Afghanistan from Russia or one of the nearby Central Asian states, such as bordering Uzbekistan. ...... Ibexx

To: Ibexx who wrote (105387)	9/22/2001 9:59:35 AM
From: Jon Koplik	Respond to of 152472

AP News 9/22/01 Developments After Terrorist Attacks September 22, 2001 Developments After Terrorist Attacks By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 6:13 a.m. ET Developments related to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks: --Congress approved Friday a $15 billion relief package for the airline industry in a 356-54 vote hours after the Senate approved the same bill 96-1. --Dozens of celebrities turn out to raise money for attack victims. The telethon was televised on more than 30 networks; organizers say it may be next week before they have an estimate of how much money was raised. --Taliban forces shoot down an unmanned spy plane in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, but it wasn't immediately clear to which country the aircraft belonged. --Heavy fighting was reported between the Taliban militia and opposition forces in northern Afghanistan. --Federal prosecutors announce they charged a man with trying to fly into Chicago with an illegal passport and airline uniforms on the day of the suicide hijackings. --Wall Street stocks fall again. Dow posts biggest one-week point decline in history (1,369.70). --In Washington, the Justice Department released documents charging 33 of the 80 people taken into custody by immigration authorities. --Anti-terrorist police in Britain arrest four people in connection with U.S. terrorism attacks. --French authorities arrest seven people in alleged plot against U.S. interests in France. --Number of missing at Trade Center at 6,333, confirmed dead climbs to 252. Death toll at Pentagon stands at 189. Pennsylvania crash killed 44. --In first round of government spending to counter terrorism, President Bush decides to use $5.1 billion on military, add federal marshals to airline flights and give rewards for information about terrorists. Copyright 2001 The Associated Press

To: Ibexx who wrote (105387)	9/22/2001 6:20:28 PM
From: S100	Respond to of 152472

Taliban Say Downed Spyplane and Helicopter By Sheree Sardar ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghanistan (news - web sites)'s ruling Taliban said on Saturday they had downed an unmanned spy plane and a helicopter in areas where opposition forces reported sweeping advances. Despite earlier contradictory statements, Taliban officials said they had established that their forces had downed a pilotless drone aircraft over Tashkurghan with machinegun fire as well as a helicopter near Dara-i-Suf. Both areas are in Samangan, around 150 miles northwest of Kabul, where anti-Taliban commander General Rashid Dostum reported that his force of minority Uzbek fighters had made advances against the Taliban. Mystery surrounded the origin of the spy plane, but a spokesman for the opposition Northern Alliance confirmed the helicopter crash -- although blaming it on a mechanical fault. ``The helicopter seems to have gone down because of technical reasons,'' said alliance spokesman Mohammad Ashraf Nadeem, adding that the fate of those on board was unknown. The Taliban's ambassador in Islamabad, Mullah Abdul Saleem Zaeef, told Reuters the spyplane had been downed while taking pictures over northern Afghanistan. Washington frequently uses ``drones'' to fly observation and spy missions over Iraq, but the aircraft do not generally have defensive capabilities and made up the majority of planes shot down by Baghdad since the Gulf War (news - web sites). AIRSPACE CLOSED A Pentagon (news - web sites) spokesman in Washington would not comment on the report. ``It made two or three rounds in the area before being shot down. It was probably taking pictures,'' ambassador Zaeef said, adding that it was not badly damaged in the crash. He said people who had inspected the downed plane were not aviation experts and could not say if it had any distinctive markings. ``There is no passenger seat and no pilot's seat,'' he said. With the threat of United States retaliation looming, the Taliban last week declared all Afghan air space off limits, although defense experts say they have little capacity to enforce the ban. Both the Taliban and Northern Alliance have a small number of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. The United States is gearing up for a massive military operation against what it calls an international terrorism network following the devastating attacks on New York and Washington on September 11. Saudi-born dissident Osama bin Laden (news - web sites), who lives as a ''guest'' of Afghanistan's Taliban, is the chief suspect and the United States has vowed to track him down and punish his protectors. The area was the scene on Friday of fierce fighting between Taliban fighters and Northern Alliance forces. The Taliban control 95 percent of the country, with the opposition holed up in a small northern redoubt. Dostum, meanwhile, said he was advancing on the strategic town of Mazar-i-sharif and told Reuters he hoped to take it in the next few days. ``We are busy fighting,'' Dostum said by satellite telephone. ''Our advances have been good. We have taken a lot of their trenches, prisoners and seized a lot of their arms.'' dailynews.yahoo.com