afghanistan timeline july 2000

July 1, 2000

Government forces clash with troops loyal to northern mujahideen commander Ahmad Shah Masood around Bagram airbase, just north of Kabul. Both sides claim to have inflicted heavy casualties.

July 9, 2000

Mary MacMakin, a U.S. aid worker in her 70s who has spent the last 30 years in Afghanistan, is arrested in Kabul on suspicion of espionage. The U.S. government calls the accusations "ridiculous."

Mid-July 2000

The Taliban authorities order the UN and foreign aid agencies to dismiss all Afghan women working for them.

Mid- to late July 2000

Kabul is hit by five bomb attacks in two weeks. The Taliban authorities accuse saboteurs of trying to create the impression of anarchy in the capital.

Late July 2000

The authorities announce the arrest of Commander Bashir Baghlani, a key Taliban leader in the northern regions, on suspicion of colluding with anti-government forces.

July 31, 2000

The Taliban authorities announce that the severe drought affecting much of the country was God's punishment for the people's neglect of their religious beliefs. 7-2000

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