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With an Islamic council in Afghanistan weighing a U.S. ultimatum to deliver Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect in last week's terrorist attacks, other countries in the region are contemplating the consequences of a refusal. Some have closed their borders with Afghanistan in anticipation of a flood of refugees. Others are forming policies on how much support they will offer to the United States in the event of an attack on Afghanistan.

Click on the map or links below to find responses from:

• Turkmenistan:
President Saparmurad Niyazov
• Uzbekistan:
President Islam Karimov
• Tajikistan:
President Imomali Rakhmonov

• Pakistan:
President Gen. Pervez Musharraf
• Iran:
President Mohammad Khatami
• Afghanistan:
President Burhanuddin Rabbani

Other Responses:

China
Offers to collaborate on antiterrorism activities and asks for consultation before Washington or NATO act militarily outside their territories. India
Supplies information about Islamic extremists in Afghanistan and Pakistan, including how militants finance guerrillas and run training camps. Iraq
Blames attacks on aggressive U.S. policies and says Americans should learn from pain they have inflicted on others; urges wisdom rather than force as a response.

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