Rice rules out pause in US attacks
US President George W Bush’s national security adviser, Condoleeza Rice, has said the United States will not call a halt to its attacks on Afghanistan for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Ms Rice said the US "could not afford" to postpone the attacks, despite the fact that aid agencies from all over the world have urged the US to do so.
These agencies have been prevented from transporting adequate food, medicine, blankets and tents to the Afghan population because of the continuous US attacks.
They estimate around eight million Afghans could starve to death or freeze if they are not helped through the winter.
