What role will Russia and the Central Asian states play in the coming fight against terrorists in Afghanistan?
David Reid, Bradley Stoke North, Bristol, U.K. A: I was touched by the huge amount of flowers our people laid outside the U.S. Embassy following the Sept. 11 attacks an unprecedented move. We share the pain and agony of Americans because 40 million of our own citizens suffered in one way or another from Stalin’s terror and repressions. When it comes to combating terrorism, our intelligence will give the United States all the information at our disposal on the structure, location and bases of the terrorists. We will open our airspace for flights carrying humanitarian aid to the area of the anti-terrorist action. Our Central Asian allies will make their airports available for anti-terrorist operations. We will provide weapons and equipment to the armed forces of the internationally recognized government of Afghanistan. Our specialists keep stressing that strikes should be targeted at concrete camps, hideouts and training centers and not at the country and people as a whole. Hitting back
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