Nation Nov 30 Anti-Taliban Forces Move in on Kandahar Aided by heavy U.S. airstrikes, anti-Taliban tribesmen pressed toward the Taliban's last remaining stronghold of Kandahar on Friday, as American officials warned of potential violence against forces in the region. By Admin
Nation Nov 30 Afghan Talks Advance Amid Ethnic, Political Tensions In a sign of how difficult it will be to form a post-Taliban government, the head of the Northern Alliance in Kabul rejected some key points devised at the Bonn meeting and an ethnic Pashtun representative walked out of the… By Admin
Nation Nov 29 Afghan Factions Agree to Form Interim Parliament In the third day of negotiations, the Northern Alliance dropped its objection to international peacekeeping forces and agreed to form an interim national parliament. By Admin
Nation Nov 29 Pentagon Denies Massacre Reports; Struggle for Kandahar Intensifies As more U.S. ground troops move into Afghanistan, the Pentagon is trying to clarify reports of a massacre in southeastern Afghanistan and anti-Taliban troop movements toward Kandahar. By Admin
Nov 28 Pentagon Targeting Taliban and Al-Qaida Leadership By Admin U.S. airstrikes today focused on a compound near Kandahar believed to be occupied by senior Taliban and al-Qaida officials. Pentagon officials said it's unclear if any of those officials were killed in the attacks. Continue reading
Nov 28 Afghan Talks Touch on Security, Interim Government By Admin The Northern Alliance today rejected the idea of sending an international peacekeeping mission to Afghanistan once the Taliban is defeated. Continue reading
Nov 28 CIA Confirms American Killed in Afghan Prison Uprising By Admin Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet today confirmed the death of a CIA officer during a bloody prison uprising near the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Continue reading
Nov 27 U.S. Operations Concentrate Around Kandahar, Tora Bora By Admin U.S. warplanes pounded Taliban positions around Kandahar Tuesday as more U.S. Marines landed at a base near the last Taliban-controlled city. Continue reading
Nov 27 Afghan Factions Meet in Germany By Admin Representatives from four Afghan ethnic and political groups began talks today near Bonn, Germany aimed at forging an outline for a post-Taliban power-sharing government. Continue reading