41.   He also acknowledges that Afghan civilians have been unintended casualties of U.S. attacks.

42.   However, he acknowledged that some Afghan civilians have been killed unintentionally, without offering specific numbers.

43.   However, the raids have left Afghan civilians with frayed nerves since some of the targets are close to populated areas.

44.   Improved food supplies, combined with fewer bombs falling in and around cities, could go a long way toward easing the most pressing fears of Afghan civilians.

45.   In Islamabad, Pakistan, aid groups, meanwhile, complained that looting by the Taliban and other armed bands was hampering desperately needed relief operations for Afghan civilians.

46.   International aid organizations appealed Wednesday for a pause in the bombing so they can rush food to Afghan civilians as winter approaches.

47.   International aid organizations appealed Wednesday for pause in the bombing to allow them to rush in food for Afghan civilians as the harsh winter approaches.

48.   Jordanian army hospital offers long-absent medical care to Afghan civilians.

49.   Millions of Afghan civilians depend on international food aid for survival.

50.   New York-based Human Rights Watch called the looting increasingly threatening to aid efforts, aid workers and the Afghan civilians they were trying to help.