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Taliban Moves to Combat U.S. Strikes

Afghanistan's ruling Taliban moved today to hand out heavy weapons across the country as U.S. air strikes continued into their third week.

U.S. Targets Front Lines in Eleventh Day of Strikes

During an eleventh day of heavy bombing over Afghan cities, U.S. warplanes struck Taliban positions close to the front lines of their battle with the Northern Alliance for the first time.

Taliban Calls U.S. Strikes ‘Terrorist Act’

The Taliban's ambassador to Pakistan today condemned what he called "brutal" U.S. attacks against targets inside Afghanistan.

Bush Says Time Is Running Out for Taliban

In his weekly radio address, President Bush told the Taliban regime there is little time left to comply U.S. demands.

Taliban Dismisses Threat of U.S. Attack

Mullah Mohammed Omar, supreme leader of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban, told his country today not to fear a U.S. attack because "Americans don't have the courage" for it.

Taliban Officials Urge Osama bin Laden to Leave

The ruling Taliban has delivered an edict from the nation's religious clerics asking suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden to leave Afghanistan in his own time.

Saudi Arabia Ends Ties with Taliban

Saudi Arabia broke ties with the ruling Taliban of Afghanistan on Tuesday, further isolating the religious militia.

Taliban Says Bin Laden is Missing

Officials from Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said today they cannot find Osama bin Laden, the head of a worldwide extremist network who President Bush says is a "prime suspect" in the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington.

Taliban Reportedly Down Surveillance Plane

Taliban officials claimed Saturday that they shot down an unmanned surveillance plane in northern Afghanistan, where renewed fighting was reported between the hard-line Islamic forces and opposition forces.

Taliban Rejects President Bush’s Demands

The Taliban rejected President Bush's demand Friday, saying Afghanistan will not hand over Osama bin Laden or associates of the suspected terrorist al-Qaeda network.