Three months ago, as Americans plunged into the war on terrorism, this was not the face they expected to see when the smoke cleared--a gaunt, 20-year-old California kid with the defiant manners of a teenager and two frightened parents struggling in his wake.
Supplies: Relief officials say insecure conditions outside major cities dictate the need for caution despite a desperate lack of food and medical care.
Germany: Near accord on pact, delegates choose Hamid Karzai, a Pushtun, for top post in interim council. At least one woman will be a minister, U.N. officials say.
