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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, Death, Mountains, Weaponry, Curt Weldon
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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: Television, Air and Space Accidents, Heads of State, Charity, FBI
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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: Terrorism, Breads, Armed Forces, Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions
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U.S. continues its air assault on Afghanistan terror targets
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - For a second day, U.S. planes and ships lighted up the skies over Afghanistan after nightfall yesterday, attacking airfields, ground troops and military facilities of the Taliban regime and training camps run by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Condoleezza Rice, Heads of State, Air and Space Accidents, FBI
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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: Terrorism, Armed Forces, U.S. Military, Colin Powell, Wars and Interventions
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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: Terrorism, Armed Forces, U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan
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U.S. strikes stray into civilian areas
Sun Foreign StaffKABUL, Afghanistan -- American airstrikes meant to punish the Taliban spilled over yesterday into residential neighborhoods of the Afghan capital, witnesses said, killing at least 13 civilians -- the second time in as many days that missiles have...Tags: Television, Air and Space Accidents, Heads of State, George W. Bush, Holidays
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Bush won't bargain for bin Laden
From Wire ReportsWASHINGTON - President Bush sternly rejected a Taliban offer to discuss handing over Osama bin Laden to a third country as U.S. jets began a second week of bombing yesterday. "They must have not heard. There's no negotiations," the president said....Tags: Condoleezza Rice, Heads of State, Air and Space Accidents, George W. Bush, 60 Minutes (tv program)
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Afghan crash kills five U.S. soldiers
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan - Five U.S. soldiers were killed and seven injured when their helicopter crashed yesterday near the American military headquarters north of the Afghan capital, the U.S. Central Command said. The soldiers were involved in a continuing...Tags: Terrorism, Armed Forces, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Military, Afghanistan
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U.S. keeps pressure on al-Qaida
Times Staff WriterSurviving leaders of the al-Qaida terrorist network are repeatedly trying to regroup at a warren of caves and bunkers in eastern Afghanistan, despite three attacks on the complex in four days by U.S. warplanes, senior Pentagon officials said yesterday....Tags: Heads of State, Air and Space Accidents, U.S. Navy, Death, Al-Qaeda
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Tora Bora mountain search runs dry
Tribune staff reporterThe commander of the American war effort in Afghanistan said troops will leave the mountainous region of Tora Bora by midweek without finding clues to the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden. Gen. Tommy Franks said the weekslong search of the eastern region...Tags: Terrorism, U.S. Embassy, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, Death
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U.S. jets kill at least 14 Taliban in Afghanistan offensive
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan - U.S. jets pounded a Taliban mountain hide-out yesterday, killing at least 14 insurgents in the deadliest air assault since rebels launched a series of strikes against Afghan government targets, U.S. and Afghan officials said....Tags: Terrorism, Armed Forces, U.S. Military, Afghanistan, Air and Space Accidents
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