Word: slung
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...stuck in Trenton, and his presence meant that a battlefield rifle was orbiting the terminal. Last Thanksgiving I was confident that no one could sneak a fully-loaded five-foot rifle through the metal detectors and into the terminal, but this Thanksgiving he had one slung over his shoulder. And if a grumpy business traveler should hurry through a security checkpoint, I could only wonder whether everyone in the vicinity would have to duck when he pointed his M-16 in threat...
...Tonight, the occasional burst of gunfire still rings out in the city, but order is fast returning. Alliance soldiers patrol the streets and monitor traffic at checkpoints. AK-47s slung over their shoulders and sacks of RPG rockets in the back of their high-powered pickup trucks. But in a country that has been at war for more than two decades, armed fighters are merely part of the scenery...
...Afghanistan's youth have never known peace. For two decades, their country has been at war, first with the Soviets and then among homegrown factions. So many children wander the streets with firearms that, after a while, scenes of 12-year-olds skipping along with Kalashnikovs slung over their shoulders seem almost normal. If Afghanistan is ever to settle into peace, these children will have the hardest time adjusting to a place where people don't resolve political squabbles with the pull of a trigger. "One of the most difficult things to change in our country is the younger generation...
...Inside Kandahar, the Taliban presence was far more visible. Some drove Toyota pickup trucks with tinted windows, others were on motorcycles, rifles slung cross their backs. Markets and shops were open and well-stocked and the roadside kiosks were teeming with fresh pomegranates, for which Kandahar is famous. But there were few people. Bombing has been heavy here, forcing residents to either hole up or flee. The large middle-class neighborhood where Omar had his residence and headquarters looked and felt like a ghost town. The streets were empty. All the houses were locked, some with metal chains. "Anybody...
...rather, Washington's determination to keep Musharraf on board?for the fact that they haven't been given the green light. On Saturday U.S. bombs hit targets in Taloqan, far to the north. "The Taliban is kaput," said a soldier up there, with a Soviet-era RPG launcher slung over his soldier. But it's not; the Taliban's front lines outside Kabul still haven't been attacked. In fact, its position there has been reinforced; an extra 500 men and 20 tanks arrived toward the end of last week. The mood among Northern Alliance commanders on the front...