About 60,000 NATO troops, plus thousands of troops from other European countries, have been in Bosnia since December in an effort to keep the warring parties apart, assist in the resettling of refugees and help re-build roads, bridges and towns destroyed by war. Kornblum says all of the criticisms have been taken into account. However, he says NATO and other European nations are convinced that elections are essential now. Thomas Longstreth, the director of the U.S. Defense Department's Bosnia Task Force, says the NATO force, the International Police Task Force and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have been working together since April to ensure that the elections are carried out fairly and peacefully. But Bosnia is slowly and steadily recovering from the horrors of war.
People are back out on the streets in shops and cafes.
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