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...Omar is captured, what do we do with him? The U.S. has made it clear to the interim Afghan government that if Omar is apprehended, he must be turned over to American authorities. But how he would be brought to justice is a question the White House has still not decided. Sources at the Pentagon say that in all likelihood he would be selected by President Bush to face a military tribunal. But where that proceeding would occur and under what ground rules remain to be hammered out. He would probably spend some time in custody at sea aboard...
...Kabul is more controlled, but perhaps no less tense. Until last week Akhund worked there for Hamid Karzai, head of the country's interim government. He paints a similar picture of the capital; Karzai is in charge, but might is wielded by Uzbeks and Tajiks of the Northern Alliance. Different worlds are colliding, and the groups from north must cope with Pashtuns from the south. Discussions are said to be ongoing with defense minister Mohammed Fahim, of the Northern Alliance, to forge a durable arrangement. Says Akhund, "Only a few Pashtuns remain with Karzai for his protection." It will...
...getting the recognition she deserves--reporters often come to sit on her sofa and chat--but the future of the nation's women remains uncertain. The interim government has two women in leadership roles, but in a chilling echo of the past, the Northern Alliance has asked for the names of the 4,000 women in her civil rights group. Still, Parlika is hopeful that this time her work will bear fruit. "This is just the beginning," she says...
AFGHANISTAN International Security Force Starts Work As the interim government under Hamid Karzai took office in Kabul, the first of the International Security Assistance Force that will eventually number 5,000 arrived in the war-torn city. Increasing stability inside the country is expected to make it easier for humanitarian aid to reach the thousands of Afghans displaced by 23 years of civil war and four years of drought. Even before the recent fighting about 25% of Afghan children died before the age of five and half of all under-fives were believed to be underweight. The British charity Save...
...Noted "The gun has to stop ruling the country." Hamid Karzai, interim leader of Afghanistan, pledging to end 20 years of chaos...