Nov 21 Taliban Denies Knowing Bin Laden's Whereabouts Demanding that U.S. strikes on Afghanistan end, the Taliban says it no longer has any contact with Saudi-born militant and suspected terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. Continue reading
Nov 21 Elderly Woman Dies of Inhalation Anthrax in Connecticut A 94-year-old woman from Oxford, Conn. died today of inhalation anthrax, becoming the fifth American to die from the most deadly form of the disease in recent months. Continue reading
Nov 20 Anti-Taliban Groups Agree to Attend U.N. Meetings in Berlin As the Taliban clings to its last strongholds in Kunduz and Kandahar, anti-Taliban leaders agreed to a U.N.-sponsored meeting in Germany next week to plan a post-war Afghan government. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch Background: Searching for Bin Laden A background report on the Defense Department's search for Osama bin Laden. Continue watching
Nov 19 Hunt for Osama Bin Laden Intensifies By Admin As the Taliban retreats, the U.S. is adding more commandos to the chase and aiming airstrikes at hide-outs near the border with Pakistan, officials said today. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch Newsmaker: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo Philippine President Gloria Arroyo discusses her country's battle with domestic and foreign terrorism. Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch Background: The Philippine's Battle with Terrorism A background report on the Philippine's battle with domestic and foreign terrorism. Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch Sir Jeremy Greenstock The British U.N. ambassador discusses a larger role for the United Nations in establishing a new government in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Nov 15 Foreign Aid Workers Freed From Taliban Prison By Admin Eight foreign aid workers detained in Afghanistan for over three months were freed by anti-Taliban forces early Thursday morning and whisked out of Afghanistan by U.S. Special Forces helicopters. Continue reading
Nov 15 Alliance Moves Toward Kunduz; Taliban Leader Defiant U.S. warplanes focused their latest military assault on Kunduz, the last major town in Northern Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban. According to an opposition commander, some 20,000 Taliban fighters and al-Qaida members remain in the town. Continue reading