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...Taliban in town are being monitored by the new local authorities loyal to President Hamid Karzai, and special forces regularly patrol Tirin Kot. Despite some reports of harassment and beatings by the town's police force, Talibs say their return has caused little friction. They are quite open about their Taliban affiliations. Afghan security officials admit they have neither the budget nor the reach to fully investigate these men for abuses during the Taliban period. Sardar Mohammed, head officer of Tirin Kot's district police force, says the Taliban foot soldiers are not a problem. "They surrendered and gave...
...mission is to patrol two U.S.-created no-fly zones, one above the 36th parallel and the other below the 33rd, in order to keep Saddam boxed in and unable to attack Iraq's ethnic minorities. When threatened by Iraqi air defenses, U.S. pilots are authorized to fire missiles and drop bombs on such sites, as they have done 323 times since 1999. The effort could have turned into a series of bloody clashes and perhaps even an excuse for a full-scale war. But despite some 250,000 sorties and a bounty on the pilots' heads--Saddam has offered...
...Taliban in town are being monitored by the new local authorities loyal to President Hamid Karzai, and special forces regularly patrol Tirin Kot. Despite some reports of harassment and beatings by the town's police force, Talibs say their return has caused little friction. They are quite open about their Taliban affiliations. Afghan security officials admit they have neither the budget nor the reach to fully investigate these men for abuses during the Taliban period. Sardar Mohammed, head officer of Tirin Kot's district police force, says the Taliban foot soldiers are not a problem. "They surrendered and gave...
...held at the Israel Museum, followed by an exhibit of Joel Meyerowitz's ground zero photos. In Cincinnati, Ohio, 343 empty pairs of boots will stand at the fire-fighter memorial as a tribute to the comrades who died in the World Trade Center collapse. In St. Paul, Minn., patrol officers will pull over and face their vehicles to the east. Motorists in Victoria, Australia, are being asked to turn on their headlights at 8:46 a.m. In Washington the Sept. 11 Quilt Project, above, will be on display on the Capitol Lawn. --By Heather Won Tesoriero
...Cardamoms, the most damage was being caused by hunting. Under an agreement with the Cambodian government, Conservation International pays for 125 rangers to patrol the area to stop poachers and protect against illegal logging. The group is also establishing agricultural and health projects to help local people replace lost income. "The people have been living off illegal forest activity, so going back to farming is less money," explains David Mead, who runs the program in Cambodia. "They don't like that." One plan involves buying draft animals to help locals plow rice paddies so that they will no longer need...