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U.S., Britain strike against Afghanistan
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - The nighttime barrage from U.S. and British aircraft and ships directed yesterday at Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia and Osama Bin Laden's terrorist training camps started what officials said would be a prolonged counterattack against...Tags: National Security, Air and Space Accidents, Missile Systems, United Kingdom, Osama bin Laden
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Time's short, Bush warns the Taliban
From Wire ReportsBush repeats attack threat on bin Laden WASHINGTON - With thousands of U.S. troops and hundreds of warplanes within striking range of Afghanistan, President Bush warned yesterday that "time is running out" on the country's ruling Taliban regime. The...Tags: National Security, Employees, Pervez Musharraf, Osama bin Laden, Armed Conflicts
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Karzai set to continue Omar hunt
Associated PressKANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's interim leader promised yesterday that fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar will be tracked down, even as reports said the cleric may have eluded capture and fled to another province. Meanwhile, two members...Tags: Mohammed Omar, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, National Security, John Edwards, Refugee
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Bombs strayed, hit near homes
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Pentagon officials acknowledged yesterday that two U.S. bombing runs on military targets in Afghanistan over the weekend went astray, striking near a senior citizens' home outside the western city of Herat and in a residential neighborhood...Tags: Vehicles, Air and Space Accidents, Armed Conflicts, Taliban, Death
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Success of action by U.S. may rest with Afghan rebels
Sun Foreign StaffMOSCOW -- The success of American military action in Afghanistan could hinge on aid from a small, rebel Afghan army that just two weeks ago seemed on the verge of collapse. The Northern Alliance, which includes the remnants of the forces that were...Tags: Mohammed Omar, National Security, Terrorism, Defense, Foreign Aid
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U.S. claims control of skies
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - As U.S. forces carried out a third day of strikes in Afghanistan, Pentagon officials said yesterday that the attacks had destroyed enough air defense sites to allow U.S. planes to carry out missions 24 hours a day. "Essentially, we have...Tags: Mohammed Omar, National Security, Global Expansion, Executive Branch, Air and Space Accidents
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U.S. intensifies air attacks
From Staff And Wire ReportsWASHINGTON - As the United States pounded targets in Afghanistan for a fourth day, U.S. forces launched their heaviest attack against the capital, Kabul, igniting explosions around a Taliban military academy, artillery units and suspected terrorist camps....Tags: Mohammed Omar, National Security, Air and Space Accidents, Osama bin Laden, Armed Conflicts
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Bombing weakens Taliban for U.S. land attack
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Now comes the hard part in Afghanistan. In the shadows, U.S. and British special operations forces are gearing up to go in on the ground. Citing the need for secrecy, Pentagon officials are reluctant to talk about the prospect of Green...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Osama bin Laden, Taliban, Death, Dana Rohrabacher
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Airstrikes continue after lull
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - After a one-day lull yesterday, U.S. airstrikes resumed early today in Afghanistan, as several warplanes streaked over Kabul and powerful explosions were heard in northern areas of the city, rattling buildings in the heart of the capital....Tags: National Security, Air and Space Accidents, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Osama bin Laden, Armed Conflicts
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New life, old worries
Sun StaffIn some ways, life in Afghanistan today appears peaceful. Children ride their bikes through the parks. Vendors are busy in the bazaars. Some neighborhoods have started rebuilding after years of occupation, civil war and air strikes. But in any town,...Tags: Children, Terrorism, Defense, Weaponry, Elections
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'Worst' al-Qaida, Taliban prisoners land at U.S. detention camp in Cuba
From Wire ReportsGUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - The first transported Islamic militant prisoners of the war in Afghanistan landed at a U.S. detention camp in Cuba yesterday, while U.S. troops began disarming Afghan militias to impose some order in the chaotic nation. "These...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Cuba, Prisons, Terrorism, Colin Powell
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U.S. searching for Taliban leader
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan -- Pushing to snatch the elusive leader of Afghanistan's deposed Taliban, American forces have launched a mission to capture Mullah Mohammed Omar, probably in the rugged mountains northwest of Kandahar, the interim prime minister said....Tags: Mohammed Omar, The Associated Press, National Security, Terrorism, Defense
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