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U.S. to Afghans: We're On Your Side
Monday, October 15, 2001
(6:14 PM ET) (2214 GMT)

* U.S. drops leaflets along with bombs
*Amanpour: Pakistanis' loyalties divided(bad link at CNN.com, use this one for the Amanpour story)
* Powell in Pakistan amid heightened tensions
* Former Afghan king outlines peace plan
* U.N. agency: Organized smuggling of refugees reported

Round-the-clock U.S. and British airstrikes hit Afghanistan on Monday, but U.S. aircraft began dropping another payload on the country: leaflets meant to convince ordinary Afghans that the international community is on their side. Secretary of State Colin Powell, meanwhile, arrived in Islamabad on a trip meant to ease tensions between Pakistan and its nuclear-armed rival, India.
(More: CNN.com News Source)
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Dan