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...couple of hours after the round table conclave began, Turkey's foreign minister Abdullah Gul and his Iranian counterpart, Kamal Kharazi, stepped out into the lobby, and stayed there for quite a while until they were summoned back into the conference hall. Neither, of course, said anything to suggest there was dissension behind the closed doors. But reporters couldn't help but notice that the two ministers cooling their heels in the lobby represented the only non-Arab nations at the meeting...
...forces have struck back hard. Following a tip from a rebel captured near Kandahar, U.S. forces and their Afghan allies killed at least 20 suspected Taliban fighters at a base in the Haba mountains, according to Gul Agha Sherzai, the Kandahar governor. When a special-forces patrol came under fire in the Torghar mountains, air support was called in, and an estimated 40 Taliban fighters were pounded with 35,000 lbs. of explosives, according to a U.S. military spokesman. Afghan officials say many of these rebels are sneaking in from the Pakistani borderlands, which are off limits to U.S. troops...
...troops in northern Iraq. Failure to reach such an agreement was a significant factor contributing to Turkey's refusal to grant permission for the U.S. to launch a ground invasion from its territory. But Turkey has since been cooperating with the U.S. war effort, and its foreign minister, Abdullah Gul, said Thursday that he had been promised that the Kurdish fighters would leave the city after U.S. reinforcements arrive, "within hours." Turkey has, meanwhile, sent military observers to the city - a gesture that underscores its statement that it would be "unacceptable" to Ankara if the Kurdish fighters establish a permanent...
...been in hiding since his regime fell in December 2001. U.S. forces have struck back hard. Following a tip from a rebel captured near Kandahar, U.S. forces and their Afghan allies killed at least 20 suspected Taliban fighters at a base in the Haba Mountains, according to Gul Agha Sherzai, the Kandahar governor. When a special - forces patrol came under fire in the Torghar Mountains, air support was called in, and an estimated 40 Taliban fighters were pounded with 16,000 kg of explosives, according to a U.S. military spokesman...
...MIDDLE EAST The Saudis Have a Plan Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul emerged as a pivotal player in diplomatic efforts to prevent a U.S. invasion of Iraq. Turkey will this week host a meeting of regional leaders to discuss ways to persuade Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to cooperate with U.N. inspectors. Adding to the military pressure on Iraq, Gul agreed in principle to allow U.S. troops to use Turkey as a base for launching strikes against Iraq. He also confirmed that he had discussed with other leaders a Saudi plan, first reported by TIME last week, to offer amnesty...