UAE appeal

DUBAI, SEPT. 26. The United Arab Emirates today urged the U.S. to think very carefully before attacking Afghanistan, saying a strike could trigger a ``human catastrophe'' affecting millions.

``I call on the U.S. to pause for reflection and give chance to diplomacy and all legal means before it resorts to military action, which could have grave repercussions on world peace and security,'' the Emirates Defence Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, said in a statement. He wanted Washington to provide decisive evidence that Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement was involved in the terror attacks on New York and Washington.

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