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To: k.ramesh who wrote (9043)	11/5/2001 5:54:48 PM
From: SirRealist	Respond to of 281500

Good info on Tajiks, K. ramesh. I also see this on Ananova: Taliban urges United Nations to resume operations in Afghanistan The Taliban is calling on the United Nations to resume operations in Afghanistan to prevent a humanitarian disaster. Afghan Ambassador Abdul Salam Zaeef claims the US bombing had driven thousands of people from their homes. He states the situation had worsened due to Pakistan's refusal to allow refugees to enter the country freely. Mr Zaeef says the United Nations should help the people of Afghanistan inside Afghan territory and claims his government commits itself to cooperating with the United Nations operation in this respect to prevent any further problems. The United Nations is reluctant to operate inside Afghanistan because of security concerns. Instead, UN officials have been trying to persuade Pakistan to open its borders to more refugees who could be cared for on Pakistani soil. Pakistan already has about 2 million Afghan refugees, some of whom have been here since the war against Soviet invaders 20 years ago. President Pervez Musharraf prefers to have them cared for on the Afghan side of the frontier. UN officials have also complained of Taliban fighters harassing aid workers and looting supplies. The Taliban ambassador says the only threat to U.N. operations in Afghanistan was American bombs. In New York, UN deputy spokesman Manoel de Almeida e Silva says they have been helping Afghan victims of war and drought for many years and its national staff are still in the country. Story filed: 21:45 Monday 5th November 2001