Military may have to deal with refugees
US faces dual challenge if strikes hit Afghanistan. provide aid to fearful starving refugees while limiting civilian casualties. Afghan refugees total about 3.6 million in Pakistan Iran and elsewhere with 7.5 million to be aided over six months per UN. Bush allocates 25 million for relief. a 200 ton wheat convoy moves to Kabul as Pentagon notes close monitoring of humanitarian crisis.
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United States
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Iran
Osama bin Laden
Taliban
United Nations
Kathleen Newland
Migration Policy Institute
U.N
Kofi Annan
Bush
State Department
Kabul
U.S
Pentagon
George Rhynedance
China positions itself in global anti terrorism coalition
China backs a multilateral U N backed approach to terrorism while warning against a dominant U S role in Central Asia. Beijing supports UN Security Council action and intelligence sharing with Washington but seeks to curb U S military presence and stresses multilateral action under the United Nations.
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China
Taiwan
Afghanistan
United States
Central Asia
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Jiang Zemin
Bush
U.N. Security Council
Washington
Xinhua
United Nations
Security Council
Foreign Ministry
Zhu Bangzao
Border security debate grows over Canada line
Washington officials warn the vast Canada border may be exploited by terrorists seeking to enter the United States. Lawmakers push to triple border patrol and customs staffing as Senate panels prepare anti terrorism legislation amid fears of lax northern checks and potential cross border threats.
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East Asia
China
Chalmers Johnson
Washington
Canada
U.S
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Maine
Brownsville
el Paso
Calexico
U.s.-Mexico
Lamar Smith
Texas
House
New Hampshire
Warren Rudman
Rudman
Senate Judiciary Committee
Patrick Leahy
Afghan opposition, King pledge unity to defeat Taliban
U S lawmakers met with exiled King Mohammad Zahir Shah and Northern Alliance leaders in Olgiata near Rome to vow support for rebuilding Afghanistan if the Taliban falls. They said a U.S. led campaign could oust Taliban rule and root out Osama bin Laden with UN backing or allied forces.
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Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden
Taliban
Mohammad Zahir Shah
Northern Alliance
Curt Weldon
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United States
bin Laden
Olgiata
Weldon
U.N
California
Dana Rohrabacher
Rohrabacher
House International Relations Committee
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