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More World Leaders React to US-led Strikes |
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TUE, OCT 09, 2001
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In its first official reaction to the U.S.-led raids on Afghanistan, the United Nations said it was backing the creation of a broad-based Afghan government. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan outlined the position on Monday, a day after the strikes. The day also brought reactions from other world leaders.
NATO Secretary-General George Robertson said the alliance fully supported the U.S.-British action and has pledged help to the anti-terror campaign.
Robertson said, "The allies today agreed that five NATO AWACS aircrafts, together with their crews, will be deployed to the United States to assist with counter terrorism operations."
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his cabinet that he believed the United States will ensure the safety of Afghan civilians. Russia has agreed to increase arms supplies to anti-Taliban forces and open air corridors to Afghanistan for relief supplies.
Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat has also expressed support for the strikes and lauded U.S. President George W. Bush's endorsement of a future Palestinian state.
But elsewhere in the Middle East, there are different voices. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has condemned the U.S. strikes, saying the raids would kill civilians and turn thousands into refugees.
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