ni citizens. (Balz) Thousands have also got Pakistani passports. Moreover, the U.N. refugee agency has been forced to halt work at six planned refugee camps on the Pakistan border because of opposition from Afghan tribal groups. Food convoys that previously entered Afghanistan by truck have been forced to indefinitely halt their shipments.
The question of what governmental organization shall rule after the Taliban is one that must be taken into consideration. It is a necessity to know whether or not the new government would support the United States anti-terror campaign, or would more importantly, as the Taliban has, promote an anti United States campaign and harbor such groups as the Al Qaeda. The bombing campaign may well usher into power the Northern Alliance, a group some say is even more brutal than the already brutal Taliban. To many, this is a proposition fraught with peril. During their brief time in power from 1992 to 1996, the Northern Alliance (New York Times Editorial) scored poorly in the peaceful governance and human rights department
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