Afghanistan prepares for the worst:CNN

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QUETTA, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani officials told CNN Wednesday the<br>
situation along its border with Afghanistan has been getting increasingly<br>
tense over the past two or three days. </a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br>
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Correspondent Nic Robertson reported seeing<br>
hundreds of men on the Afghan side of the border<br>
throwing rocks at Pakistani policemen. He said the<br>
policemen gestured their weapons at the men but<br>
did not fire. <br>
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Pakistan has sealed the border, but Robertson said<br>
he saw some of the rock throwers walk across at<br>
dusk along with a few vehicles. <br>
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Robertson and CNN cameraman Alfredo DeLara<br>
were the only Western-based TV journalists left in<br>
Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. They were asked to<br>
leave the country Wednesday because the Taliban<br>
said it could not guarantee their safety if<br>
Afghanistan was attacked. <br>
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Robertson said Afghans appeared to be preparing<br>
for the worst. <br>
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He said that when they left Kandahar, which is<br>
normally a bustling city, the streets were very quiet<br>
and many stores were closed. <br>
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Afghan military checkpoints were on a higher alert<br>
and the guards had bayonets mounted on the rifles. <br>
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People appeared to be somber and were paying<br>
close attention to their radios to hear the latest news and find out what could<br>
happen to their country, Robertson said. <br>
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He said there were not many cars loaded with families and their belongings on the<br>
road leading to the border. <br>
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The United Nations said about 15,000 Afghan refugees fled to Pakistan in the past<br>
week. It sent 25 trucks loaded with 2,000 tents, 6,000 blankets and other supplies<br>
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It sounds like they are being realistic. They are going to get hammered, unless they give up the man. <p><font color=#CC9933>
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Actually this is the best for the Afghani people and the integrity of that country. Afghanistan will get free food, medical assistance and the restoration of liberty to women thanks to our military actions. Just like in Iraq, as a buddy of mine told me who served there and is presently in the FBI, when America conquored Iraq, EVERY soldier was crying out of happiness. They were all starving to death and the good American military fed them! Rodents like Saddam Hussein have no place in this world. <p>Let's get those bastards in my personal photo URL!

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I think that further thought reveals that Afghanistan is not the enemy, it is the ruling Taliban and the terrorists they are protecting. I think that as a whole the Afghanis don't have a lot to worry about but the ruling party does. I also believe that they (meaning our govt) are going to try and be surgical in their attacks. Collateral damage of course is always a concern and certainly you do not want to be a part of that damage. <br>
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Much of the people in Afghanistan are actually against the Taliban but there isn't much they can do. In some respects many of the Afghanis won't mind if the Taliban gets their butts kicked. <p></p><i></i>