(2010-0189-F) Pakistani Interior Minister Naseerullah Khan Babar and the Taliban

8 folders, approximately 329 pages

This collection consists of a single cable describing a Pakistani news article concerning a 1996 Taliban announcement to ban the growth of poppy in Afghanistan. The record describes that Interior Minister Babar confirmed that the Taliban poppy ban was a genuine announcement. Major General Naseerullah Khan Babar (1928-2011) served as Interior Minister of Pakistan during Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s second government from 1993-1996. The majority of these records related to this collection are closed for national security reasons.

The materials in FOIA 2010-0189-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. The majority of these records related to this FOIA case are closed for national security reasons. This collection consists of a single cable describing a Pakistani news article concerning a 1996 Taliban announcement to ban the growth of poppy in Afghanistan. The record describes that Interior Minister Babar confirmed that the Taliban poppy ban was a genuine announcement. Major General Naseerullah Khan Babar (1928-2011) served as Interior Minister of Pakistan during Prime Minsiter Benazir Bhutto’s second government from 1993-1996.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in one collection area - Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System.

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions.

Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA).

Staff Archivist, 2011. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2010-0189-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System
NSC Cables
Jan 1993-Dec 1994
[Babar and Taliban and Pakistan]
[12/11/1994 – 12/28/1994] [OA/ID 505000]
Jan 1995-Dec 1996
[Babar and Taliban and Pakistan]
[01/08/1995 – 09/23/1996] [OA/ID 510000]
[09/26/1996 – 10/30/1996] [OA/ID 510000]
[10/30/1996 – 12/17/1996] [OA/ID 510000]
Jan 1997-Dec 1998
[Babar and Taliban and Pakistan]
[01/16/1997 – 11/12/1998] [OA/ID 520000]
Jan 1999-Dec 2000
[Babar and Taliban and Pakistan]
[02/11/1999 – 09/08/2000] [OA/ID 530000]
NSC Email
MSMail-Record (Sept 94-Sept 97)
[Babar]
[10/16/1996 – 10/21/1996] [OA/ID 590000]
Exchange-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01)
[Babar]
[11/04/1999] [OA/ID 620000]