They pass them on the streets and start laughing because it's unusual to have this sort of contact with a litter bin.

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There was widespread suspicion that America wanted to use Pakistan as a base to launch some sort of attack on Afghanistan, in pursuit of Osama bin Laden, a Saudi who lives there in exile and is suspected of involvement in the bombing of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7th.

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