|
|
Article: Extremists challenge Pakistan: The rebels have given the president a Nov. 7 deadline to end his support of US airstrikes on Afghanistan.(World)
- Article from:
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- November 1, 2001
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 The Christian Science Publishing Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Philip Smucker Special to The Christian Science Monitor
SHINGLIBALLA, PAKISTAN
Angry bands of Himalayan rebels unload their ancient carbines and new machine guns across the ancient Silk Road, vowing to avenge what they call US murders of their ethnic kin inside neighboring Afghanistan.
The only thing passing through the blocked road beneath them is a lone camel loaded down with water and some food rations destined for militants farther up the highway. For the rebels, supplies are moved by a six-seat cable car that is run by a diesel-powered engine.
Farther up, a little north of the town of Batgram and south of Bisham, unarmed ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: Rebuilding of the Silk Road.
The Star (Amman, Jordan);
July 24, 2005 ;
700+ words
... ... that region to revive the Silk Road for cultural exchange, trade and tourism.The Silk Road has always been about ... Sam Brownbeck, "The Silk Road countries of the South ... almost all freight in Afghanistan, as railways are hardly ...
|
|