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...knows what the U.N. will do, but its mandate will be largely determined by the U.S., working behind the scenes. "Nothing happens at the U.N. unless the U.S. supports it," says a senior U.N. official. There will certainly be a civilian arm, helping oversee aid distribution and reconstruction (in fact, the U.N. retains a skeletal local staff in Afghanistan, distributing thousands of tons of food and supplies). There is also likely to be a security arm of some sort, to "provide confidence," as American officials put it. U.N. officials say they envision a force under U.N. commanders. The U.S., however...
...knows what the U.N. will do, but its mandate will be largely determined by the U.S., working behind the scenes. "Nothing happens at the U.N. unless the U.S. supports it," says a senior U.N. official. There will certainly be a civilian arm, helping oversee aid distribution and reconstruction (in fact, the U.N. retains a skeletal local staff in Afghanistan, distributing thousands of tons of food and supplies). There is also likely to be a security arm of some sort, to "provide confidence," as American officials put it. U.N. officials say they envision a force under U.N. commanders. The U.S., however...
...Kabul to the markets in the Pakistani border town of Peshawar. In Jalalabad, just up the Khyber Pass from Peshawar, 60% of the population is thought to have fled to the relative safety of mountain villages or across the border into Pakistan. By the weekend there were reports that civilians?how many was a matter of wild dispute?had keen killed in a strike on the eastern village of Karam. And on Saturday the Pentagon confirmed that a smart bomb dropped from an F-18 had missed its target at a Kabul airfield and hit a civilian neighborhood. U.S. officials...
...civilian casualties are a constant of war, so is politics. In that respect Afghanistan is no different from anywhere else. The air campaign makes the point. Last week's bombing was carried out by the B-2s from Whiteman, B-1 and B-52 planes based on Diego Garcia?a tiny island in the Indian Ocean?and Navy F-18s flying off the U.S.S. Carl Vinson and U.S.S. Enterprise. Cruise missiles were fired from surface vessels and submarines (including, on the first night of the attacks, a British one). The attacks hit more than 60 targets, such as air-defense...
...DIED. HERBERT BLOCK, 91, four-time Pulitzer prizewinning editorial cartoonist; in Washington, D.C. Creating his works under the pen name Herblock, he made a sport of razing leading political figures, and in 1994, U.S. President Bill Clinton awarded him the Medal of Freedom?America's highest civilian honor. DIED. EDDIE FUTCH, 90, a boxing Hall of Famer who trained 20 world champions, including Larry Holmes, Joe Frazier, Riddick Bowe, Michael Spinks and Trevor Berbick; in Las Vegas. Fighting legend and former Golden Gloves lightweight champion, Futch won attention when he threw in the towel for Smokin...