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Damon
Winter / The Dallas Morning News
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| A crowd
of young orphans at the Alaodin Orphanage in Kabul anxiously await the arrival
of New York Police Department officers and firefighters bearing 90,000 pounds
of essential food items like pasta, oil, wheat and rice, Friday, Dec. 21,
2001. The donation was organized in conjunction with the World Food Program,
a unit of the United Nations. |
World applauds new Afghan government
LONDON — An anxious world welcomed the inauguration of Afghanistan's interim government Saturday, urging war-weary Afghans to unite behind their new leaders as the best hope for peace. Some nations also pledged economic aid and renewed diplomatic ties.
Arafat intends to go to Bethlehem
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said Saturday he intends to make his annual Christmas visit to the traditional birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem, with or without approval from Israel.
Palestinian-Israeli conflict halts influx of Christmas pilgrims
BETHLEHEM, West Bank - At the Church of the Nativity - one of the oldest churches in the world - and one of the most revered sites in Christendom - it should be packed with pilgrims as Christmas Day approaches. But Mr. Ailwi has not had a paying customer in days – tourism in Bethlehem has collapsed completely, a casualty of the burgeoning Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which brought pitched battles here in October.
Saturday, Dec. 22
• Hamas announces suicide attacks halt
• Afghan leaders set for interim gov't
• Hamid Karzai sworn in as Afghan prime minister
• Musharraf: bin Laden may be dead
• Palestinian mourn dead in infighting
Friday, Dec. 21
• U.N. approves Afghanistan mission
Thursday, Dec. 20
• 100 hurt in Mazar-E-Sharif blast
Wednesday, Dec. 19
• Fighters fleeing across border
• Al-Qaida prisoners revolt, escape
• Karzai and former King Shah meet
• Arafat closes six Hamas offices
• Yemen reinforces troops in sweep
• U.N., Afghans spar on peacekeeping mission
Tuesday, Dec. 18
• Pakistan is likely al-Qaida refuge
Monday, Dec. 17
• Relief offices remain shut
• Turkey reopens embassy in Kabul
• Despite appeal, more Mideast killings
• Hamas defies Arafat, pledges more attacks
Sunday, Dec. 16
• Powell blames violence for recall
• India, Pakistan must cooperate
• Long-shut ports hopeful
• Afghans celebrate Ramadan's end
Saturday, Dec. 15
• Arabs remain divided on bin Laden tape
• U.S. vetoes UN mideast resolution
Friday, Dec. 14
• U.S. warned of possible attacks
• EU agrees to Afghanistan force
• 8 Palestinians die in Israeli raids
• Sale of Taliban bodies reaped profits for rebels
Thursday, Dec. 13
• Mideast truce mission in jeopardy
• Gunmen storm India's parliament; 12 dead in shootout
• Israel cuts off ties with Arafat
Wednesday, Dec. 12
• Al-Jazeera did not broadcast all bin Laden tapes
• Palestinian gunmen kill at least 10
Tuesday, Dec. 11
• Aid workers reopen offices in Afghanistan
• Britain to lead peacekeeping efforts
• Chief pledges to rid Kandahar of street guns
Monday, Dec. 10
• Kabul's two Jews celebrate Hanukkah
• Karzai's top job is rooting out terrorism
• Afghans complain about U.N. regime
• Iraq wants to re-evaluate U.S. ties
• Israeli copters fire missiles at car
Sunday, Dec. 9
• Powell: Arafat's ability to lead in doubt
• Suicide bomber kills self in Israel
• First aid train crosses into Afghanistan
Saturday, Dec. 8
• Arafat says he'll face militants
• Millions in Afghanistan await aid
• Interim Afghan leader hunts Taliban
• Israel fires on Palestinian posts
• Aid route to Afghanistan to reopen
• Top bin Laden aide relatives killed
Friday, Dec. 7
• Iran accuses West of attacking Islam
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