Nov 08 Watch Military Campaign in Afghanistan Betty Ann Bowser reports on the day's developments in the military campaign. Continue watching
Nov 07 U.S. Pounds Taliban; Northern Alliance Claims a Victory By Admin Forces opposed to the Taliban attacked tanks today on the road to Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan while U.S. bombers targeted caves and Taliban troops. Continue reading
Nov 06 U.S. Steps Up Support for Anti-Taliban Forces By Admin The number of special forces troops on the ground in Afghanistan has more than doubled since last week, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today, signaling a bolstering of U.S. efforts to provide support to anti-Taliban forces. Continue reading
Nov 05 U.S. Strikes “Preparing a Battlefield” for a Ground War By Admin U.S.-led military strikes in Afghanistan continue to target Taliban front lines with the purpose of "preparing the battlefield" for a ground war. Continue reading
Nov 02 Bombing Intensifies, New Spy Planes Introduced By Admin The U.S. military is sending two new spy planes to help target the Taliban in Afghanistan, but freezing rain is preventing more elite American troops from entering the country, the Pentagon said Friday. Continue reading
Oct 31 Heavy Bombing of Front Lines Yields Progress, Pentagon Says As U.S. warplanes launched the most intense bombardment of Taliban front lines to date, the Pentagon reported that the U.S. military campaign had successfully degraded the Taliban's military capability. Continue reading
Oct 30 "Modest Number" of U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld today confirmed for the first time that U.S. troops are operating in northern Afghanistan helping improve the effectiveness of bombing raids. Continue reading
Oct 29 Rumfeld: Military Operations on Track As U.S. strikes on Afghanistan enter their fourth week, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Richard Myers said the raids have taken a toll on the Taliban and the al-Qaida terrorist network. Continue reading
Oct 28 Allied Bombers Resume Strikes North of Kabul U.S.-led airstrikes on Afghanistan resumed today in the heaviest-yet day of bombing since they began four weeks ago, killing some civilians. Continue reading
Oct 26 Taliban Reportedly Executes Top Opposition Leader Taliban leaders said today they had captured and executed Abdul Haq, a top opposition official considered central to the effort to build a broad-based post-Taliban government. Continue reading