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To: calgal who wrote (17260)	10/3/2002 8:33:37 AM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Respond to of 23908

November 15, 1999: UN Sanctions are Imposed on Afghanistan: Crowds of Afghan demonstrators stoned United Nations offices and the former US embassy in Kabul yesterday in protest as UN sanctions against the country came into force because of the Taliban's refusal to hand over Saudi Arabian opposition leader Usama Bin Laden. Thousands of protesters gathered in central Kabul and marched several miles through the city, chanting anti-American slogans. Windows were smashed at the UN Special Mission in Afghanistan and other UN offices before the crowd overwhelmed police blockades and ran towards the large black gates of the former US embassy, which has been closed for years. Protestors threw stones, overturned cars and guard huts and burnt UN flags as the crowds shouted: "Death to America, Death to womaniser Clinton." Taliban guards fired into the air but it took them more than an hour to drive back the protesters. "Osama is only an excuse. The US wants to implement its own designs here," one Taliban official told the crowd, adding: "Never worry about these sanctions. God is feeding you." The sanctions will prevent Taliban-controlled Ariana Afghan Airlines from landing or taking off overseas and will mean the freezing of Taliban accounts abroad. Ariana carries nearly all the country's mail as well as most of its handicraft exports and is a key link to Afghan expatriates working in the Gulf. Nearly 2,000 people working at Ariana will now be left out of work. UN workers in Kabul kept a low profile yesterday. Only essential staff reported for work and the UN's characteristic white vehicles stayed off the roads. In neighbouring Pakistan, Islamic groups warned the sanctions would worsen relations with the United States. "The Americans should understand that such pressures will increase hatred between the US and the Islamic world," said Sami ul Haq, leader of Jamiat Ulema Islami, a large party of Islamic scholars. ianaradionet.com