11.   U.S. officials said they would change the color of the food packets.

12.   Until now, two air transports a day dropping food packets have had infinitely more propaganda than nutritional and life-saving importance.

13.   With food supplies not secure, military airdrops of food packets are critical again.

14.   Air force helicopters and ground troops, loaded with food packets, waited for a break.

15.   But the food packets have not been universally welcomed.

16.   Food packets and leaflets are falling from cargo planes over Afghanistan.

17.   He said ordinary Afghans were being forced to risk their lives because food packets were being dropped randomly over dangerous mined areas.

18.   Helicopters dropped food packets and pouches of drinking water in the worst affected areas.

19.   Indian air force helicopters were dropping food packets in the affected areas, home to millions, United News reported.

20.   Several organizations involved in de-mining operations in Afghanistan have reported that food packets were falling in areas dotted with land mines left over from previous conflicts, Ziegler said.