The German defence minister, Peter Struck, blames the al Qaeda terrorist organisation for the attack on German soldiers in Kabul on Saturday. He says the suicide bomber who killed four German soldiers and wounded 29 others had contacts to the group. Struck adds that the attack was financially and logistically supported by the militia leader, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, and former Taleban. Struck says these three groups are trying to drive the international peacekeeping force out of Afghanistan.
DOHA, Qatar June 11 —
OPEC ministers were expected to keep production levels the same during their meeting Wednesday, saying they were reluctant to reduce output while Iraq is still struggling to get its oil industry back on track.
Iraqi facilities, in disrepair and damaged by postwar looting, are just beginning to resume limited production. Iraq says it hopes to export 1 million barrels a day by the end of June, but analysts say that is too optimistic.