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Date 1-1-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban sources have said that they believed the hijackers have left the country. The Pakistani authorities have beefed up security at Turkham border to block the hijackers entry into Pakistan. Taliban have officially issued no statement about the hijackers....
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Date 1-1-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban said after the lapse of ten hours it was not sure that the hijackers would be in Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman in Kandahar, Mullah Abdul Hai Mutamen, told AIP that after the expiry of the deadline it was impossible that the hijackers would be in Afghanista...
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Date 31-12-99 PESHAWAR (AIP): Despite the weekly off day, on Friday, the Taliban supreme leader and his staff remained busy and his office remained opened on 32-12-99 due to hijacking issue. The hijackers have presented 35 names seeking release of them in return of releasing hijacked people....
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Date 29-12-99 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban have asked the Indian government to take prompt and early action in resolving the plane hijacking issue so that lives of innocent people could be saved. Taliban spokesman Mullah Abddul Hai told AIP that they had asked the Indian government to take prompt a...
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Date 28-12-99 PESHAWAR (AIP): Some unknown gunmen have shot dead a key commander of Dostum, Abdul Chereek, in Sar Pul, northern Afghanistan, creating more problems for the embattled northern alliance. The incident took place a week ago. The death of Abdul Chereek has weakened the position of Ge...
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Date 28-12-99 PESHAWAR (AIP): Some unknown gunmen have shot dead a key commander of Dostum, Abdul Chereek, in Sar Pul, northern Afghanistan, creating more problems for the embattled northern alliance. The incident took place a week ago. The death of Abdul Chereek has weakened the position of Ge...
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Date 28-12-99 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan foreign minister Wakeel Ahmad has said that they did what was their moral responsibility to save the lives of innocent passengers, adding it was now the responsibility of the Indian officials and the hijackers to reach a deal to resolve the issue. He said th...
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Date 27-12-99 PESHAWAR (AIP): An Indian delegation arrived in Kabul to hold talks with the hijackers of an Indian plane here on 21-12-99. The Indian delegation, comprising above than two dozens of people seems to be an authorized delegation, which would hold with the hijackers. The people...
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Date 27-12-99 KANDAHAR (AIP): Talks between Indian delegation, UN officials and hijackers were underway through the tower of the airport, and the deadline fixed by the hijackers expires today 27-121-99. No change was seen in the situation, the Taliban officials were guarding the plane and sec...
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Date 27-12-99 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban supreme leader Mullah Muhammad Omar has said that they had asked the hijackers to either surrender before the Taliban or release the hijacked people. He said they were now waiting for the response and if there was no response then they would think about the n...