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US
to Launch More 'Fierce and Bloody' Afghan Raids
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and upcoming ...
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Defence
officials warned yesterday that a special forces blitz on Taliban
positions near the city of Kandahar marked the start of "fierce
and bloody" fighting in covert operations aimed at killing
supporters of Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan.
The
opening assault in the ground campaign was launched by more
than 100 US Army Rangers and smaller groups of elite Delta Force
counter-terrorist commandos ferried into battle by night-flying
Black Hawk helicopters and C-130 transport planes.
Range
of Options for How Special Forces
Could Attack Taliban Strongholds
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In
a short, shock attack at the heart of Taliban rule, troops backed
by heavily armed AC-130 gunships stormed out of the darkness
to strike the compound of Mullah Mohammed Omar, the Taliban
leader, and an airfield.
Videoclips
of the operation issued by the Pentagon last night showed troops
parachuting from a C-130 towards one of the targets. The Americans
destroyed a bridge near Omar's home, which was also a command
and control centre. A cache of weapons at the airfield, including
rocket-propelled grenade launchers, machineguns and ammunition,
was blown up.
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A unit from the revolutionary warfare wing of the SAS has already
entered Afghanistan with orders to unite rebel groups and encourage
Taliban commanders to defect.
US
and British Special Forces
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According to one report yesterday, US military commanders had
planned a similar attack earlier last week on targets close
to Kabul, but scrubbed the mission because of a dust storm.
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Source:
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Times [link inactive]
Military
Action Enters Third Week
KC-10A
Extender flying above
B2 Spirit stealth bomber
Excerpt
from article describing the state of affairs in Afghanistan
and Pakistan at the beginning of the third week of military
activities by western forces in the region ...
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US-led military campaign in Afghanistan has entered its third
week with renewed air strikes near Kabul.
The
armed forces minister, Adam Ingram, said the approach of winter
brought "another complication" to the effort.
Asked
if the coalition planned to achieve its "immediate military
objectives" in Afghanistan over the next month, given the
problems posed by weather and the approach of Ramadan, he said:
"That would be a tremendous achievement and clearly we
are planning to achieve that very objective.
"The
winter brings another complication into it, there's no question
at all about that, and it's why then we have to look at the
probability of it being an extended campaign if we don't achieve
our objectives initially," Ingram told Sky television.
"But we are determined to achieve those objectives as quickly
and as early as possible."
Earlier
today an opposition fighter said US war planes bombarded Taliban
positions just behind the front line.
F18 launch from USS Carl Vinson
There
has been limited US bombing of areas behind Taliban front lines
near Kabul in recent days, but today's bombardment appeared
to be the heaviest and closest to the front line yet.
The
bombing could be the start of a more aggressive American campaign
to help the northern-based alliance fight the ruling Taliban
militia.
Northern
Alliance officials had been asking the United States to bomb
the front line north of Kabul so that they could advance on
the capital.
But
until now, US bombing of front line positions has mostly taken
place around the strategic northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif,
not Kabul, apparently because of reservations about the Northern
Alliance taking over in Afghanistan. ...
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Best
of CNN Videos (October 13 to 21)
Pop-up
windows for some of the best of recent CNN web videos (Note
- CNN adds videos frequently - see their web
sites for links to all of their video selections):
Afghan
girls fight to learn
(2:28)
Girls in northern Afghanistan say the country's civil
war is about their right to learn, which the Taliban denies
them. CNN's Matthew Chance reports (October 21)
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Pentagon
releases raid video
(5:02)
Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs
of Staff, shows video clips from the raid by U.S. ground
forces in Afghanistan (October 20)
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Al
Qaeda manual key to infiltration
(6:59)
CNN's Kelli Arena provides an overview of how the terrorists
probably infiltrated the U.S. by closely following their
Al Qaeda manual (October 19)
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New
airport security technologies
(3:00)
CNN's Gary Strieker reports on the variety of airport
security systems hitting the market as a result of the
September 11 attacks (October 19)
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Cleaning
up anthrax
(2:38)
CNN's Rea Blakey explains how professional remediation
companies clean up anthrax (October 19)
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Testing
for anthrax
(3:02)
CNN's Jeanne Meserve tours a research lab that tests for
anthrax (October 19)
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Death
of the skyscraper?
(2:04)
The September 11 attacks may have a lasting effect on
the construction of skyscrapers in the U.S. CNNfn's Steve
Young reports (October 18)
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Concerts
Staged for Morale and Donations
Links
to articles describing major concerts staged today and last
night to raise morale and solicit donations to help the victims
of the 9-11-01 attack on America:
Today's
Concert at RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
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Last
Night 's Concert at Madison
Square Garden - New York, New York
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Picture
Gallery - Concert for New York
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Bio-Chemical
Terrorism Threats / Anthrax Fact Files
Links
to graphics on some of the bio-chemical terrorism threats and
anthrax fact files:
Bio-Chemical
Terrorism Threats
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