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8A TH SERVICES Thursday, April 10, 2003 WORljwORLD THE BATTALIOb'HE BAIT Kt) , ® VVheTe on campus &AM an you... U.S. bomb kills 11 Afghans By Todd Pitman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Accidental bombing kills 11 - See a Physician... - Get an X-ray... - Have your prescriptions filled... - Get a Pap test and birth control... - Receive your allergy shots / immunizations. - Talk with a Health Educator... - Receive Physical Therapy... - Get an STD test or other lab tests... A. P. BEUTEL HEALTH CENTER Call for an appointment: 845-6111 - http://shs.tamu.edu Broken hearted? Help with communicating in a relationship? Bored in the dating world? The Dating Doctor is in! The Cure for the Common Relationship David Coleman is best known nationwide as The Dating: Doctor. He received the ZOOO, 2001, 2002 National Speaker of the Year award from Campus Activities Magazine, and The 2001,2002 (and 1997) National Lecture Entertainer of the Year award from the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA). Nominated for nine straight years, he is currently one of the top ranked entertainers in America by Campus Activities Magazine. David will answer the many questions that college students have in regards to dating. The various characteristics: of a healthy relationship, why pickup lines fail, as well as why we repeat the same relationships. Come listen and leave your relationship worries at the door! Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:30 p.m., MSC 201 Come early seating is limited!! Sponsored by Gamma Phi Beta International Sorority ^ & BAGRAM, Afghanistan — A U.S. warplane called in to support allied Afghans under fire mistakenly bombed a house Wednesday, killing 11 civilians. It was the worst friendly-fire incident in Afghanistan in nine months. Afghan authorities con demned the bombing, and the UiS. military said it was not clear why the bomb missed its target: a group of assailants attacking a checkpoint. The 20 attackers earlier fought a brief battle with Pakistani soldiers deployed on the Pakistan side of the border, U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Douglas Lefforge said. It was unclear whether they came from Pakistan. The assailants then headed toward the Afghan checkpoint just east of Shkin, 135 miles south of Kabul, and opened fire, wounding four Afghan soldiers. Americans sent four armored Humvees with at least 16 U.S. soldiers to the scene and called in two Harrier attack jets, Lefforge said. The attackers fled, apparent ly splitting into two groups. One of the planes fired a 30 mm can non and dropped a 1,000-pound laser-guided bomb that crashed into the house. “Coalition forces never inten tionally target civilian locations,” Lefforge said. “The bomb missed the intended target and landed on the house.” Whether “it was a technical malfunction or bad coordinates or anything like that, we just Eleven Afghan civilians were killed when a bomb dropped by an American warplane landed on a home near the border with Pakistan. SOURCES: Associated Press; ESRI AP simply don’t know yet," Lefforge said. American troops arriving at the bomb site found one injured survivor and took him and the four wounded Afghan soldiers to a U.S. base near the eastern town of Khost. No U.S. soldiers were injured. “To the families of the Afghan citizens accidentally killed in a bombing in Afghanistan ... we send our sin cere condolences,” Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a Pentagon briefing Wednesday. “We sincerely regret the incident.” Mohammed Ali Jalali, the governor of eastern Paktika province where Shkin is located, condemned the killings and said he discussed the incident with U.S. officials. “They were neither al- Qaida nor Taliban," Jalali told The Associated Press by tele phone. “They were only inno cent civilians.” The last time Americ; forces caused major civilii casualties was July 1, whenj civilians were killed and II more were wounded by f| from an Air Force AC-1 gunship that attacked sevei villages in Afghanistai Uruzgan province, accordi to Afghan officials. Across the border in n Pakistani town of Angos Adda, shopkeeper Muhammi Ramzan said witnesses to him Wednesday’s victii mostly were women and els dren of the Ahmedzai tribe. “The locals are very with this bombing because people had nothing to do li the attack on allied forces Ramzan said. About 11,500 coalitn troops — 8,500 of tk American — are in Afghani: hunting rebel fighters former Taliban regime, al-i and their allies. About 100 American diers are based at Shkin area that has been the target several rocket attacks ambushes in recent weeks Afghan authorities Taliban remnants are reorgat- izing, especially in soutfc Afghanistan, in efforts I destabilize the fledgling go ernment of U.S.-back President Hamid Karzai. Lefforge said 500 U: troops launched a fresh operi tion dubbed Resolute Strike the southern province i Helmand on Tuesday. Lefforge said 41 peofl were detained and question; as part of the sweep. Wt Vi ths h .than v. from: Y Qan in U.S. plans to move Seoul basf BEIJING ’ednesday t f the spread he disease riven acros Other pan ontain seve d around 2, The accus anyong, ret lital, came t lad shut dov Jiang said lim at least s at there wt five tir Jealth Mini; Doctors a lospitals cit< World He ith Health on Wedn any rumor he WHO re] “They de ith this hi] iome real an At the P Jeijing, a re "acility had t she wouldn' A sign 1 ‘Adjustments jended, entry Meanwhile English instr (province, wa ‘Shenzhen to I The friend, bf life when I (order to Hoi offering fron By Jae-Suk Yoo THE ASSOCIATED PRESS lon<jlee\fe$ ★ sweats ★ auto decals ★novelties SEOUL, South Korea — The United States will move its main military base in South Korea out of the capital as soon as possible, a U.S. offi cial said Wednesday For decades, the Yongsan Garrison in the heart of Seoul has been a symbol of the U.S.-South Korean military alliance forged during the 1950- 1953 Korean War. The headquarters also has become a source of friction in recent years. Some South Koreans com plain that U.S. forces occupy valuable real estate and sometimes cause trouble in nearby neighborhoods. “Both the Republic of Korea side and the United States have decided that this is an issue that can’t wait any longer for resolution,” U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Lawless said after two days of talks with South Korean officials. Thousands of U.S. soldiers and their families live on the base, which covers 800 acres and houses a hospital, a radio and television station, and schools for U.S. military dependents. Lawless did not give a time frame or a possible new site for the headquarters, which oversees the 37,000 U.S. soldiers in South Korea. “We have committed to one another that we would proceed ... as fast as possible to solve what is admittedly a very complex and complici issue,” Lawless said. Lawless represented the U.S. side in redeploying American troops in South Koi£a.L! month. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumstf said troops near the border between Koreas could be shifted south, moved toot countries in the region or brought home _ South Korea is concerned that such a U.N. N.Ki UNITED I J.N. Security Vednesday t ment would make it more vulnerable to No equest to Korean threats. The two sides did not disci Corea for reducing the number of U.S. troops, Lawlessss Lawless and South Korean officials agreedG (ecause of any redeployment plans must not weaken thei' nations’ ability to deter the North Korean “The two sides agreed that there would be compromise in the combined deterrence of ll* :x P ressi °n forces throughout the process of realignment, said. The two sides plan to meet at least everyt months to determine details of redeployment,ol cials said. Tensions with North Korea are high because the North’s suspected nuclear weapons but Seoul and Washington want a peaceful Most South Koreans tolerate the U.S. mililt presence, and some benefit economically fc it. The South Korean government regards U.S. troops as a “tripwire” that automatical! would lead to U.S. involvement in fighting off North Korean invasion. 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