Minnesota U-S Senator Mark Dayton today met with interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai during his tour of Central Asia. Dayton, a D-F-L'er, says the U-S should provide 50-Million dollars in immediate aid to Afghanistan. Dayton and members of the congressional delegation have also had meetings with Pakistani leaders--including President General Pervez Musharraf (pur-VEHZ' moo-SHAH'-ruhv)--to discuss the war on terrorism. Dayton says the purpose of the trip is to give U-S lawmakers the opportunity to see the region first-hand: