101. The force is to secure aid shipments and bring some order to the anarchy in Albania. 102. The Italian-led Alba force had come to the violence-wracked Balkan nation in April to protect aid shipments. 103. The international force was originally sent in spring to help ensure the delivery of aid shipments, but it helped restore some order and allowed the elections to proceed. 104. The latest aid shipment arrived in Hairaton late Friday night. 105. The multinational force came to the violence-wracked Balkan nation in April to protect aid shipments. 106. The long-closed bridge has recently reopened and is a key conduit for international humanitarian aid shipments to northern Afghanistan. 107. The new fighting came as other fighters gathered outside the capital for possible new attacks and refugees died from cholera or weakened from hunger as violence blocked aid shipments. 108. The Seoul government, in permitting the aid shipments, has said that the North can expect substantial government aid if it improves political relations with the South. 109. The Serbs also have been blocking aid shipments into Sarajevo. 110. The resumption of aid shipments came as hopes for peacefully resolving the standoff between the United States and the Taliban are fading. |