Late January 2001
The UN World Food Program (WFP) warns that the level of malnutrition among children in the north of the country is alarming.Late January 2001
110 internal refugees sheltering in the west of the country die in one night as temperatures drop to -25° C.January 22, 2001
The Taliban regime reveals Afghanistan's revamped air traffic control system, marking the first major improvement in the country's infrastructure for years. The upgrade is likely to increase the amount of air traffic flying over Afghanistan in future.Mid-January 2001
Supporters of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance reportedly retake the town of Yakawlang after heavy fighting. The UN reports that Taliban forces killed around 100 civilians when they reentered the town in December 2000 after briefly losing control of it. The UN also says that large numbers of refugees have fled the town despite severe winter weather.Mid-January 2001
The International Red Cross (ICRC) announces that it will end its relief mission in Kabul, saying that the Afghan capital is no longer adversely affected by the country's civil war. The 20,000 families that have been receiving aid from the ICRC since 1994 will be given their last shipment of cooking oil, rice, soap, and wheat in March.Early January 2001
The UNHCR expresses serious concern for some 10,000 Afghan refugees camping on the country's northern border with Tajikistan.Early January 2001
Taliban leader Mohammad Omar decrees that religious conversion away from Islam will be punishable by death. Omar suggests that outside forces are attempting to undermine the Islamic regime by covertly preaching Christianity and Judaism in the country.January 5, 2001
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