DATE=9/8/2000
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=U-N-TALEBAN TERRORISM (L ONLY)
NUMBER=2-266282
BYLINE=BRECK ARDERY
DATELINE=UNITED NATIONS
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: The President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov,
has accused Afghanistan's ruling Taleban of turning
the country into what he calls a "hotbed of
international terrorism." VOA Correspondent Breck
Ardery reports from the United Nations.
TEXT: Speaking to the Millennium Summit of world
leaders, Mr. Karimov said terrorism and extremism have
replaced the cold war as the chief threats to peace
and stability in the world. He said terrorism
threatens the chosen path of democratic and secular
development of several central Asian nations.
Mr. Karimov says Afghanistan, now largely under
Taleban rule, has turned into a training ground for
international terrorism and extremism. Speaking
through an English interpreter, the Uzbekistan
President said terrorist activities are funded by
billions of dollars from the illegal drug trade.
///INTERPRETER ACT///
It (Afghanistan) has become the main source and
even warehouse of world drug production which
brings in billions in profits and feeds into
national terrorism.
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Mr. Karimov said the continuing war in Afghanistan is
a threat not only to central Asian nations but to the
entire world.
Last month, the United Nations Security Council took
note of the situation by issuing a formal statement
condemning the entry of terrorists from Afghanistan
into neighboring countries. The Council has repeatedly
urged the Taleban to stop fighting and resume efforts
to obtain a negotiated settlement of the civil war in
Afghanistan.
Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have all
complained about terrorist attacks being carried out
by infiltrators from Taleban-controlled areas of
Afghanistan. (Signed)
NEB/UN/BA/KBK
08-Sep-2000 15:21 PM EDT (08-Sep-2000 1921 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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