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Afghanistan: Refugees Seek Proof Behind U.S. Accusations
Tuesday, September 25, 2001
By Askold Krushelnycky / Radio Free Europe

There have been widespread demonstrations by Pakistanis and Afghan refugees in Pakistan against the military action most believe America will take against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The U.S. accuses the Taliban of sheltering Osama bin Laden, the chief suspect behind the terrorist attacks in America earlier this month. RFE/RL correspondent Askold Krushelnycky reports from Peshawar, on Pakistan's northwest border with Afghanistan.

Peshawar, Pakistan -- RFE/RL
Peshawar is a bustling town full of the excited shouts of traders and visitors from both sides of the Pakistan-Afghan border and the shrill horns of the thousands of vehicles that crowd the dusty roads.

Colorfully, if garishly, decorated buses and trucks compete for space on the streets with cars, motorized rickshaws, donkey-drawn carts and heavily laden camels.

The aromas of jasmine, smoke from wood fires, and the spices used in cooking collide with the odor of fuel exhaust belching from vehicles and human sweat in the sweltering heat.
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