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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (41577)	11/12/2001 6:50:40 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

``Herat city is with us. Some of Ismail Khan's people had infiltrated in the city over the past few days and with the help of some people in Herat wanted to stage a coup. After some clashes in the morning the coup has been prevented,'' a Taliban official told Reuters. The Northern Alliance said earlier it had taken Herat.

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (41577)	11/12/2001 8:02:58 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Breaking news.ggg President Bush asking Arab oil producing countries to contribute to pay for re-construction of Afghanistan.Also Talebin almost done and dusted. Bush wants to say that 'It is now time to stay in Afghanistan and reconstruct the country.' I got this news just now, in the morning when I wrote I had no inclination, now it is from the sources who have been told to cough up. <Message #41577 from IQBAL LATIF at Nov 12, 2001 4:22 AM Herat's Ismael Khan holds a lot of cards; let Afghans settle these affairs amongst themselves. I agree with you. The major defections are going to happen soon. The reason the pounding from up above or you may say ‘Allah’ is hard and deafening. I doubt if most of these Taliban will make it to Kabul or Kandahar after rote of Mazar. The bombing is so minutely carried out that the distance become impossible to cover. In face of daisy cutters and carpet-bombing I doubt we can see reinforcements of Kabul. If they want they can get Kabul before 17th. The real fight will be to restore Afghan nation and their children and women to levels of respect and education that we all may take pride. The freedom from shackles of slavery is like opening the doors of Auschwitz, Afghanistan is a mental Auschwitz, although I make no comparison here, but in terms of breaking the will of a nation the nazism can be compared to this extreme form of fanaticism that we witnessed in Afghanistan. The case of rebuilding this nation is strong and very viable. A fund approved by UN and funded by Saudi Oil wealth along with other major players in the region as a punitive damage payment for restoration of Afghanistan is a must. Punitive damages for nations of Osama bin Laden, his company may cough up a cool 100 million $ here. That would be a nice gesture from International group of Bin Laden contributing to the welfare of Afghanistan orphans and widows. I doubt they would do it, but time to call the King Fahd to be ready for 1 million barrel of oil in kind for next 5 years delivered free to Afghanistan. The Afghans can barter it with money. Someone should write it to the President. Saudis owe it big time to the world community for actions of their nations, condemnation alone is great but 'some money to restore' Afghanistan would be equally welcome. >