Reports
NEW Human
Rights Watch: Pakistan,
Iran, Russia Fueling Afghan Civil War: The 55-page
report, "Crisis
of Impunity: The Role of Pakistan, Russia, and Iran in Fueling the
Civil War in Afghanistan," details the nature of
military support provided to the warring parties.
NEW: IRIN
Special Report Effect
of Sanctions on the
Aviation Sector The decrepit, bullet-scarred waiting area [of Kabul
Airport] below, once filled with carefree passengers
flying to London, Paris and other European destinations, lies empty now - testimony to 20 or so years of brutal warfare, and now to UN sanctions.
World
Reaction to the New Sanctions Against the Taliban
Compiled by Jan Mohammad,
Institute for Afghan Studies, Dec 23, 2000
Fueling
Afghanistan's War
An Excellent and Comprehensive Look
at the Issue of Military Support to the Warring Factions by
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights
Watch has undertaken extensive research into the support provided to the
two major forces who, as of December 2000, were fighting for control of
the country: the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), established by the
Taliban movement, and the Islamic State of Afghanistan, headed by the
National Islamic United Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan (the
"United Front").
Economic,
Humanitarian, and Political Impact of the UN Imposed Sanctions on
Afghanistan, Members of Institute for Afghan Studies
A brief look at the events that led to the current
state and a detailed analysis of the economic and humanitarian impacts of
the sanctions on Afghanistan and on the Afghan people. This paper also
discusses the political impact of the sanctions and its effects on the
dynamics of Afghan politics. At the end some suggestions are
put forward for resolving the stalemate.
UN Non-Paper: A Review of the
Options on Embargo of Military Supplies to the Warring Factions in
Afghanistan
Background Information: A few years ago the
United Nations carried out a study of the options for an arms embargo
against the warring factions in Afghanistan. This document describes their
findings and list of proposed options. With talk of new impending
sanctions and possible arms embargo once again in the news, this document
will shed some light into some of the intricate issues on the subject.
Special
Report by UN:
Vulnerability and Humanitarian Impact of UN Security Council Sanctions
in Afghanistan
Summary Report, Prepared by the Office of the UN
Humanitarian Co-coordinator for Afghanistan, Islamabad, Pakistan, August
17, 2000
Summary: The United Nations is conducting
an assessment of the humanitarian impact of sanctions so far imposed on
Afghanistan (by order of the Security Council in October 1999) and a
pre-assessment of the vulnerability of the population to further
measures. This site is intended to share information on the progress of
the sanctions study in Afghanistan and to encourage input on the issue
from interested scholars and aid agency officials.
Full text of UNOCHA report: UN Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
August 22,2000
United Nations concludes sanctions study in Afghanistan
The population of Afghanistan is highly vulnerable and has little capacity
to cope with any further economic shocks.
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Articles
PAULA R. NEWBERG: UN SANCTIONS
LOS ANGELES TIMES
THURSDAY 4, JANUARY 2001
Who Gets Hurt by Sanctions in Afghanistan, San
Francisco Chronicle
December 3, 1999
UN's chief envoy to Afghanistan blasts sanctions as
unfair
By RODOLFO A. WINDHAUSEN, UPI, August 22, 2000
Afghans can't bear more economic sanctions-report
By Raja Asghar, Reuters, Aug 22 2000
The United Nations says its new sanctions against the Taliban
not hurting Afghans
March 24, 2001, Reuters
Statements
United States Department of
State's Sanctions Fact Sheet, Nov 29, 1999
Document addresses distortions in regional media
about UN sanctions
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