The war in Afghanistan
Carola Hoyos
Published: February 19 2002 15:45GMT | Last Updated: March 7 2002 13:08GMT

Bonn conference diary
by Carola Hoyos

whilst reporting from the Bonn conference, Carola Hoyos also filed a series of diaries on the talks to set up a framework for the future government of Afghanistan

Diaries
Now for the difficult part:December 5, 2001
The waters rise:December 3, 2001
Comings and goings:November 30, 2001
Palace in the fog: November 27, 2001


The leaders of Afghanistan met in Bonn, Germany for United Nations-sponsored talks to create an interim administration for their war-ravaged country, whilst the final battles against the Taliban continued in the Tora Bora mountains and around Kandahar. Hamid Karzai, a Pashtun tribal chief was chosen to be the head of the interim administration, in which the Northern Alliance will hold 17 of 29 positions.