USA strikes backthe war in picturesThe TribuneDecember 18, 2001 |

Ismail Cem (C), Turkey's Foreign Minister, jokes with Afghan doctors during his visit to Turkish sponsored hospital in Kabul on December 17, 2001. Cem, the highest-ranking NATO minister to visit Kabul since the overthrow of the Taliban, told Afghan leaders on Monday that Ankara would do its utmost to help rebuild the war-torn land. —REUTERS