Nov 13 Officials Maintain Crash Was Probably An Accident Investigators say they believe flight 587 crashed into Queens, New York yesterday because of mechanical failure, not an act of terrorism. Continue reading
Nov 13 Taliban Abandons Afghan Capital By Admin Filling the void left by fleeing Taliban forces, the opposition Northern Alliance took Kabul early this morning, forcing the United Nations to speed creation of a post-Taliban government. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch Update: War in Afghanistan Two reports from Independent Television News: Kevin Dunn reports on the rapid advance of the Northern Alliance, and Julian Manyon reports on the Alliance forces moving towards Kabul. Continue watching
Nov 12 Taliban Opposition Claims Capture of Herat, Movement Toward Kabul By Admin Leaders in the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance today said opposition forces have captured the western city of Herat and advanced to within a few miles of the Afghan capital of Kabul. Continue reading
Nov 12 Plane Crashes in New York An American Airlines flight bound for the Dominican Republic has crashed on takeoff from John F. Kennedy Airport. The plane, with 255 people on board, went down in a residential area of Queens about five miles from the airport. Continue reading
Nov 12 Three Journalists Killed in Taliban Ambush By Admin Three journalists were killed by Taliban fire in northeast Afghanistan Sunday while traveling with the rebel Northern Alliance. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Alliance Advances Gwen Ifill discusses the latest developments in Afghanistan with Haron Amin, a spokesman for the Northern Alliance and its representative to Washington; and military analyst John Pike, founder and director of globalsecurity.org. Continue watching
Nov 09 Opposition Claims Control of Mazar-e-Sharif By Admin Anti-Taliban troops claim they broke through Taliban defenses and captured the key northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Pentagon sources would not confirm the reports, but called activity "encouraging."… Continue reading
Nov 08 Increased Fighting Reported Around Mazar-e-Sharif By Admin Fighting has escalated around the key northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, and the opposition Northern Alliance says it is ready to launch an offensive to capture the city. Continue reading