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Taliban Ask UNICEF To Stop Its Activities

The Taliban have faxed a letter to the UNICEF office in Peshawar, asking it stop its activities in Pakistan. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jasarat reported that the Taliban accused UNICEF of carrying out anti-Islamic activities.

According to the report, the Taliban said that about 6,000 non-governmental organizations are engaged in anti-Islamic activities.

Source: Roznama Jasarat, Pakistan, August 19, 2008

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