Today, about 150 thousand emigrants from Afghanistan lives in Russia, the Izvestia newspaper reports. About 80% settled in Moscow. They have no status. Literally a few people received cards of a forced emigrant. All the rest are illegal. They are forced to rent apartments through tenth hands, and 20 people can live in one apartment with their wives, with children. Afghans work, usually in the markets. Most have no education or profession.

The authoritative football players of Argentina came to the unanimous opinion that the t -shirt of the national team, in which the legendary Maradona was once, should be forever assigned him. The President of the Association of Football Argentina Hulio Grondon said last night that a T -shirt with a mentioned number would be removed from the wardrobe of the national team before the qualifying match of the 2002 World Cup with Uruguay, which is scheduled for November 14.

Nothing is still known about the exact lines of the start of the retaliation operation. Today, US Secretary of Defense Donald Ramsfeld said that the operation is now the new name "indestructible freedom", NTV reports. According to the Minister of Defense, in the Washington War declared international terrorism there will be no large -scale shots and invasions, as there will be no specific Victory Day in it. "The situation will change as it develops.

In Vladikavkaz, an operation was underway to detain Boris Gabaraev, the organizer and head of the criminal group, specializing in the capture of hostages in order to receive a ransom, ITAR-TASS reports. In particular, Gabaraev two years ago organized the abduction of his friend's daughter, deputy of the parliament Arkady Kadokhov. For the release of the girl, a ransom was paid, according to various information, from 200 to 600 thousand dollars.

NATO Secretary General Lord George Robertson said that NATO is going to start a new mission in Macedonia to ensure a new stage of peaceful settlement in the former Yugoslav Republic, reports Reuters. At the same time, the agency notes, negotiations on this subject are still ongoing with the Government of Macedonia, since at their final stage the country's authorities expressed their objections regarding the number of peacekeeping forces and duration from their stay.

Indonesian Muslim organizations warned of the beginning of the Holy War against the United States if they attack Afghanistan, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. The Indonesian Council of Islamic organizations called on Muslims of the whole world "to unite and mobilize against the upcoming American aggression." The attack on Afghanistan will be considered as an attack on Islam, the statement said.

Kyrgyzstan is ready to fulfill the obligations to receive refugees from Afghanistan. This was stated by Interfax, Director of the Department for Migration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Tolen Turgonbaev. He noted that the republic is ready to accept the inhabitants of Afghanistan who will fall into the zone of hostilities.

Van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers", sold at auction for a record sum of 25 million pounds sterling, turned out to be a fake, reports MIGnews.com . After carefully studying the correspondence of the great artist and conducting a series of special analyses, art historians came to the conclusion: this painting, which was purchased at auction by a large Japanese corporation in 1987, is a copy painted from the original by the artist’s friend Paul Gauguin.

Pakistan is no longer able to accept refugees from Afghanistan on its territory, Seyid Iftihar Hussein Shase, the governor of the north-west border province, said today. He suggested that the UN Supreme Commissariat open camps directly in Afghanistan or, if it is impossible, "in a draw between the borders of the two countries." Earlier, Pakistan has already announced that for security reasons it would not open a border for Afghans who are saved from possible US strikes.

In the Moscow region, two of the three prisoners who made an escape from Butyrskaya prison in Moscow were detained in the Moscow region, ITAR-TASS reports. According to the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Moscow Region, the prisoners of Anatoly Kulikov and Vladimir Zhelezlo were detained on Tuesday at 21:30 in the Serpukhov district seven kilometers from the village of Lipsy.

Demonstrators set fire to the US Embassy in Kabul. According to Reuters, with reference to the independent television company Al-Jazira, shots were shown on the broadcast of the television company, which showed the building of the American diplomatic representation in the capital of Afghanistan, which was shown by puffs of smoke. As RIA Novosti reports, the arson was carried out in protest against the planned US Promotion for Retribution for terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.

After some hesitation, Paris nevertheless agreed to take part in the “Inquisitive Freedom” action. True, Prime Minister Lionel Zhospen agreed that the French intend to "maintain freedom in the choice of funds and the scale of support." If Paris still has to provide military assistance to its overseas ally, scouts from the Mozelsky regiment ╧ 13 will be the first to use, Izvestia reports. The 13th regiment specializes in intelligence.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is convinced that "the process of strengthening statehood should be closely linked to the development of public and civilian institutions." This is the "European Way of Russia", the head of state said on Wednesday, speaking in Essen to representatives of the public and business circles of Germany, Interfax reports. The President said that now up to 40% of Russian trade falls on the countries of the European Union.

From Moscow since 2005-2007, it will be necessary to evacuate up to 130 thousand abandoned and well-compounded cars. This was reported to "Interfax" by the Deputy Head of the Department of Transport and Communications of the Government of Moscow Valery Antifaev. Currently, about 20 thousand cars are evacuated from Moscow annually. This work is done at the expense of the city prefectures.

The North Alliance did not wait for the US land surgery in Afghanistan. As a result of a rapid throw, the units of the anti -Titaly coalition managed to gain a foothold at a very important line of the former Soviet military base of Bagram, which is 40 km from Kabul, NTV reports. In anticipation of winter and snowfalls, this only all -weather airfield in Afghanistan becomes the main bridgehead for the forces of the Northern Alliance, from which the direct road to the Afghan capital opens.