Musharraf 'must act to limit support for Islamists'

"If Pakistan can get economic relief, Gen Musharraf can point out the benefits of his alliance with the West. But if the American military campaign extends to months, which is likely, the danger of the Islamic parties being able to rally greater support will increase." From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK.

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Anarchy as Taliban lose control

"Law and order was breaking down in Kabul yesterday as Taliban soldiers and poverty-stricken civilians carried out armed daylight robberies and looted houses left empty by people who have fled." Daily Telegraph, UK.

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Taliban dissidents may defect to exiled king

"Hundreds of Taliban commanders, mullahs and tribal leaders are ready to defect to the former King Zahir Shah who has issued an appeal for a national uprising against the regime." From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK.

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Hardliners stand beside bin Laden

"Equally significant has been the growing rift between the hardliners who surround Mullah Omar in Kandahar and the moderates who form the government in Kabul and have had to deal with the international community and the growing humanitarian crisis in the country." Daily Telegraph, UK.

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Tribal mix is the key, not military might

"Experts believe that breaking up the Taliban infrastructure depends, in large measure, on offering a credible plan to install a new government that can win legitimacy across a country that has been torn apart by war for more than two decades." From Islamabad. Daily Telegraph, UK.

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US seeks approval of Teheran regime

"Iran will not join the US-led multinational coalition even though it loathes the Taliban. But Washington is anxious to make sure that Iran will raise no objections to its planned military action, and it wishes to reassure Teheran that it has no aggressive designs against Iran itself." From Islamabad. Daily Telegraph, UK.

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Nuclear test sanctions unlikely to be eased

"Western intelligence officials have long been concerned that fundamentalist forces might seize power in Pakistan and gain control of its nuclear arsenal. This now seems a real possibility." By Ahmed Rashid in Islamabad and Rahul Bedi in New Delhi. Daily Telegraph, UK.

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US 'lacks knowledge to launch land war'

"The lack of intelligence stems from Washington's decision effectively to ignore developments in Afghanistan from 1989 after Moscow withdrew its forces." From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK.

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One-eyed tyrant of the Taliban who remains invisible to his subjects

History of Mullah Omar and his friendship with Osama bin Laden. From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK.

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Al'Qaeda 'has network of sleepers across North America'

About the supporters, recruits, training, financing, communication and network organization. Daily Telegraph, UK.

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Afghan resistance chief hurt by camera bomb

"Massoud was giving an interview in his office to a group of Arab journalists who had arrived from Kabul. When they started filming, the camera exploded." From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK.

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Afghanistan resistance leader feared dead in blast

"Front spokesmen denied that he had died and accused the Taliban, the wanted Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden and Pakistan of planning the assassination attempt." From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK.

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Wealthy businessman who controls thousands of Arab militants

About Osama bin Laden and Al'Qaeda. Daily Telegraph, UK.

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Bin Laden seen as the prime suspect

"For months Washington has been promising a new Afghanistan policy, combining incentives and pressures on the Taliban, bin Laden and Pakistan, the Taliban's main backer. Yet the Bush administration has delayed its review and has taken a hands-off attitude towards Afghanistan. The result has been a lack of policy or direction in a part of the world which is the centre of global terrorism." Daily Telegraph, UK.

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Aid groups quit Kabul in fear of US attacks

"More than 100 UN and aid workers left Kabul and four other cities in an airlift organised by the UN in Pakistan." From Lahore. Daily Telegraph, UK.

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