Military

DATE=10/11/01

TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT

NUMBER=2-281650

TITLE=AFGHAN / ATTACKS / L

BYLINE=JIM TEEPLE

DATELINE=ISLAMABAD

CONTENT=

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INTRO: Taleban officials say U-S jets carried out more daylight air

strikes against targets in the southern Afghan city, Kandahar. V-O-A's

Jim Teeple reports the strikes come as officials in Islamabad have

confirmed the presence of U-S military personnel at bases in Pakistan.

TEXT: Reports from the Kandahar region say large numbers of people are

fleeing their homes. The strikes, which began late Wednesday across

Afghanistan, were the heaviest yet of the four-day air campaign against

terrorist-related targets in Afghanistan.

A spokesman for the opposition Northern Alliance says alliance fighters

have taken the key town, Chaghcharan -- the capital of Afghanistan's

Gur Province. The province borders eight others in Afghanistan -- four of

which are considered strategic to controlling the country.

Pakistani newspapers report the presence of U-S military personnel at

several bases in the southern and western parts of the country.

Pakistani officials say the presence of U-S troops using Pakistani bases does not mean

U-S combat troops have landed in Pakistan, but only that Pakistan is

honoring its pledge to provide "logistical" support to the effort to

fight terrorism.

Meanwhile, Pakistani officials are warning they will not tolerate

violent opposition to their policy of supporting the coalition partners

carrying out strikes against targets in Afghanistan. Pakistan

Foreign Ministry spokesman Aziz Khan says any Afghan

refugees who engage in violence will be sent back across the border.

// KHAN ACTUALITY //

The refugees are given shelter in the country because they are

refugees. They should confine themselves to being refugees and not start having

political agitations and things of that nature. Anyone who indulges

in such activities should be sent back.

// END ACTUALITY //

Abdul Ghani Ansari -- a leader of the religious-based J-U-I party -- has

called for Friday protests against the presence of U-S troops on Pakistani soil.

Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf -- who marks the second

anniversary of the coup that brought him to power Friday -- has warned

extremist activity from any quarter will not be tolerated in Pakistan. He says he will take stern action against activities aimed at harming Pakistan's national interests. (Signed)

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