61.   The Finnish contingent will coordinate communications between military personnel and Afghan civilians, the Foreign Ministry said.

62.   The general also advised the United States against harming Afghan civilians.

63.   The first substantial U.N. aid shipment to Afghanistan by barge left from this Uzbek port city Thursday, part of a new corridor for bringing supplies to Afghan civilians.

64.   The relief organizations said an all-out operation is needed if the United States was to keep its commitment toward Afghan civilians.

65.   The Pentagon hs acknowledged Afghan civilians have perished in the sustained bombing campaign and expressed regret.

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

67.   The Taliban say U.S. bombings are killing scores of Afghan civilians.

68.   The U.S. military has several times owned up to errors that killed Afghan civilians, but the Pentagon stresses they were never deliberately targeted.

69.   The Taliban have stopped Afghan civilians from reaching the giant black steel gates that separate Afghanistan and Pakistan at Torkham.

70.   The U.N. refugee agency says thousands of Afghan civilians are in flight from Kandahar and other cities, with most seeking refugee in the mountains and countryside.