Sep 23 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. Continue reading
Sep 22 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. Continue reading
Sep 21 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. Continue reading
Sep 20 Bush Demands Taliban Turn Over Terrorist Leaders President Bush told a joint session of Congress tonight that if Taliban leaders do not "hand over every terrorist" living in Afghanistan, the group will "share in their fate."… Continue reading
Sep 20 Afghan Clerics Issue Edict on Bin Laden Seeking to avoid a possible U.S. attack, the head of the ruling Taliban is expected to endorse an edict by Islamic clerics urging the world's most wanted man to leave the country. Continue reading
Sep 17 Pakistan Delivers Ultimatum to Taliban Taliban officials announce they will decide Tuesday whether to turn over suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden. Continue reading
Sep 15 Pakistan Offers Assistance, Taliban Warn of Retaliation Despite new threats from neighboring Afghanistan, Pakistan today indicated it would help the U.S. in its fight against terrorism. Continue reading
Sep 14 Taliban Vows Revenge If the U.S. Attacks Leaders of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban today said they would retaliate if the United States attacks their country for allegedly shielding terrorist Osama bin Laden. Continue reading
Sep 05 Trial for Aid Workers Begins Behind Closed Doors The trial of the eight foreign aid workers, including two U.S. citizens, detained in Afghanistan for allegedly preaching Christianity began in private Tuesday. Continue reading
May 29 Taliban Won’t Hand Over Osama Bin Laden The fundamentalist Islamic group that controls 95 percent of Afghanistan said today it would not hand over accused terrorist Osama bin Laden, despite mounting pressure from the U.S. Continue reading