Nov 15 Watch Background: Afghan Battles Reporters from Independent Television News describe the scene on the ground in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Nov 14 Taliban Retreats Southward, Unrest Reported in Kandahar By Admin Opposition forces reportedly take the cities of Jalalabad and the airport outside the southern city of Kandahar, as Afghanistan's Taliban regime continues to crumble. Continue reading
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