Afghanistan timeline May 2000
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Early May 2000
Peace talks are held between representatives of the warring factions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. An earlier round of talks in March ended inconclusively.
Mid-May 2000
The Iranian government decides to secure the Iran-Afghanistan border with the construction of walls and high-security fencing along the almost-1,000-km stretch of desert.
May 24, 2000
Russia threatens air strikes against "terrorist training camps," in response to which the Taliban authorities warn neighbouring countries of retaliation if they play host to Russian forces launching such attacks. They also come to an agreement with the military authorities in Islamabad to close down camps training Pakistani nationals, and assure the Chinese foreign minister in late July that they will not tolerate Chinese Muslim extremists using Afghan territory for military training.
