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  Encyclopedia: 2001 Attack on Afghanistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The most lethal attack between the 23rd and November 4, 2001 was an attack on residential areas in Kabul on October 29 that took 25 lives.
On November 5, 2001, an upswing in civilian casualties occurred with major attacks on Kabul and villages in the Balkh province.
On November 17, 2001, 62 people were killed in the bombing of a Madrassa in Khost, while 42 nomads were killed near Maiwand, two families with a total of 30 people were killed in Charikar village, 28 people were killed in Zani Khel village, and other scattered attacks took another 13 lives.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/2001-Attack-on-Afghanistan   (6738 words)

  
 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As the summer continued, the attacks gradually increased in frequency in the "Taliban heartland." Dozens of Afghan government soldiers, non-governmental organization and humanitarian workers, and several U.S. soldiers died in the raids, ambushes, and rocket attacks.
In addition to the guerilla attacks, Taliban fighters began building up their forces in the district of Dai Chopan, a district in Zabul province that also straddles Kandahar and Uruzgan and is at the very center of the Taliban heartland.
The Dasht-i-Leili massacre allegedly occurred in December, 2001, when a number (disputed to be between 250 and 3,000) of Taliban prisoners were shot or suffocated to death in metal truck containers while being transferred by U.S. and Northern Alliance soldiers from Kunduz to Sheberghan prison in northern Afghanistan [10].
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2001_Attack_on_Afghanistan   (6487 words)

  
 2001 U.S. Attack on Afghanistan - Wikipedia
The first target is the Taliban government in Afghanistan, because they did not turn over Osama bin Laden, a prime suspect in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack.
It is estimated that in Afghanistan there are 1.5 million suffering from immediate starvations, as well as 7.5 million suffering at the hands of the country's dire situation; a result of civil war, famine from drought, and, to a large extend, the Taliban's oppressive regime.
These attacks are stated to be in response to the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack.
nostalgia.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom   (1537 words)

  
 Timeline of U.S. attack on Afghanistan in December 2001 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Timeline of U.S. attack on Afghanistan in December 2001
Continuing events in the attack on Afghanistan in the month of December.
U.S. and Northern Alliance forces are aided by so-called Eastern Alliance of ethnic Pashtuns in driving the Taliban from control of all areas of Afghanistan.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/2001_U.S._Attack_on_Afghanistan/Timeline_December_2001   (149 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - U.S to U.N.: Attacks may go beyond Afghanistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A legal document sent Sunday to the council reaffirmed the attack on the Taliban was an act of self-defense under the U.N. charter and said the United States reserves the right to strike at terrorist cells beyond the South Asian country, a senior administration official told The Associated Press on Monday.
Afghanistan is known for bitter rivalry among its myriad tribes, and there is no clear notion of what a replacement regime would look like.
Many in Afghanistan believe the country's dethroned king, Mohammad Zahir Shah, 86, is the best hope for reunifying the nation after two decades of bitter conflict.
www.usatoday.com /news/attack/2001/10/08/us-un.htm   (776 words)

  
 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The United States, with support from the United Kingdom and the Northern Alliance invaded Afghanistan in October, 2001 as part of its "War on Terrorism".
On December 2, 2001, the Afghan village of Agam - located 15 km north of the Tora Bora complex - was hit by stray US bombing.
Many protesters felt that the attack on Afghanistan was unjustified aggression and would lead to the deaths of many innocent people by preventing humanitarian aid workers from bringing food into the country.
www.infosearchpoint.com /display/2001_U.S._Attack_on_Afghanistan   (2655 words)

  
 terrorismfiles.org : Attack on Afghanistan begins - Oct 07 2001
The strikes are in retaliation for attacks on the US on September 11, when some 6,000 people died after hijacked planes were crashed into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington.
US officials said the attack began with volleys of cruise missiles fired from US and British ships at air defences and al-Qaida camps.
President Bush also signalled that the war on terror would not end with the attack on Afghanistan.
www.terrorismfiles.org /articles/2001/20011007_attackonafghanistan.html   (315 words)

  
 2001 - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
September 11 - Around 3,000 killed in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and rural Pennsylvania.
October 4 - First case of anthrax in the US (attack) is announced by federal officials.
November 12 - 2001 Attack on Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, ahead of advancing Northern Alliance troops (Northern Alliance fighters took Kabul on November 14)
open-encyclopedia.com /2001   (2734 words)

  
 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The United States, with support from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and the Northern Alliance, invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 as part of its "War on Terrorism" campaign.
The purpose of Operation Enduring Freedom was to target Osama bin Laden, the architect behind the planning and funding the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks, and his terrorist network al-Qaida, as well as the Taliban government in Afghanistan which provided support to al-Qaida and gave them safe haven.
The Dasht-i-Leili massacre allegedly occurred in December, 2001, when a number (disputed to be between 250 and 3000) Taliban prisoners were shot or suffocated to death in metal truck containers while being transferred by U.S. and Northern Alliance soldiers from Kunduz to Sheberghan prison in northern Afghanistan.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/U/U.S.-invasion-of-Afghanistan.htm   (8115 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Timeline: the attacks on Afghanistan and aftermath
A statement from the prime minister, Tony Blair, confirms that British troops are involved in the attacks.
The Taliban's ambassador to Pakistan, Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, says the military strikes on his country are a "terrorist" attack and vows not to handover Bin Laden.
Bin Laden praises the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington without claiming responsibility in a pre-recorded statement broadcast on an Arab TV channel.
www.guardian.co.uk /waronterror/story/0,1361,565187,00.html   (602 words)

  
 2001 -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/2/20/2001.htm   (4119 words)

  
 September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack Timeline - The History Beat
The terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001 had immediate and overwhelming effects upon the United States population and resulted in a global outpouring of memorials and services as well as tolerance of the US need for retaliation upon those found culpable of the attacks.
After the U.S. attack removed the Taliban from power, a videotape was discovered abandoned in Kabul, the Afghan capital, which showed bin Laden discussing the attacks in a context which makes clear he had foreknowledge.
The Taliban ambassador to Pakistan, Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, admits that the Taliban is protecting Osama bin Laden in an unknown location in Afghanistan, that he had been given the ulema recommendation that he leave the country voluntarily, and that the Taliban would be open to negotiation given evidence of bin Laden's culpability.
history.searchbeat.com /911.htm   (6226 words)

  
 How Gannett newspapers covered the U.S. attack on Afghanistan (October 12, 2001)
Sadat said an attack on Afghanistan was inevitable because diplomatic actions failed to convince the country's rulers to turn over Osama bin Laden.
She also said the extremist groups that put an end to her husband's life are the same groups that planned the Sept. 11 attacks.
The El Paso Times had prepared a regional map and graphic that showed key countries in the region, areas struck within Afghanistan, the extent of U.S. military presence in the area and the weaponry used by U.S. forces.
www.gannett.com /go/newswatch/2001/october/nw1012-2.htm   (1060 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Chirac: French troops will participate in offensive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
President Bush informed Chirac by telephone an hour ahead of the strikes that a U.S. offensive on Afghanistan was "imminent," French presidential spokeswoman Catherine Colonna said.
Chirac said that "at this stage," French vessels are associated with the operation, but he did not give details.
Beyond military action, Chirac said, "we must attack the networks by strengthened international cooperation in the fields of intelligence, police, justice, finances.
www.usatoday.com /news/attack/2001/10/07/france-role.htm   (275 words)

  
 9-11 Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
October 11th - the farming village of 450 persons of Karam, west of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province is repeatedly bombed, 45 of the 60 mud houses destroyed, killing at least 160 civilians.
Tur Bakai, who survived the attack, but all of whose children died in the attack, said, her voice barely audible, "I was asleep.
82 "Taliban Confirm Fall of 7 Provinces," The Frontier Post [November 13, 2001], the Herald Sun [Australia] [November 11, 2001] citing the Agence France Presse, and DAWN [November 11, 2001].
www.911review.com /review/motive/afghanistan.html   (337 words)

  
 September 11 News.com - September 11, 2001 News Archives - The 9/11/2001 Terrorist Attack on America. Archives in ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Archives in Images, Photos, & Newspapers from the September 11th, 2001 Attacks at the WTC & Pentagon.
News Archives of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center in NYC and the Pentagon in Washington.
Nov. 8th, and at the U.N. in NYC on Oct. 11, 2001.
www.september11news.com   (387 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Special report: attack on Afghanistan
November 20: Thousands of Taliban fighters under siege in Kunduz, the group's last enclave in northern Afghanistan, are members of the Egyptian terrorist movement al-Gamaa al-Islamiya (the Islamic Group), which carried out the 1997 massacre of 58 tourists in Luxor.
Here's our guide to three commanders reported to be preparing separate attacks on the same city in the north of Afghanistan.
November 19: Afghanistan has never had been a pluralistic society, which makes the transition of power in the post-Taliban era a very tricky process, writes Derek Brown.
www.guardian.co.uk /waronterror/0,1361,554660,00.html   (811 words)

  
 Information Headquarters: Timeline of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack
Timeline of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack
September 11 to September 18: more than 540 attacks on Arab-Americans living in the US.
November 2001: Uniformed Firefighters Association holds a demonstration against the reduction in firefighters allocated to The Pile.
www.informationheadquarters.com /Timeline_of_September_11.shtml   (325 words)

  
 Sentinel TMS Entity Record - Operation Enduring Freedom (2001 Attack on Afghanistan)
Early combat operations included a mix of air strikes from land-based B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers; carrier-based F-14 and F/A-18 fighters; and Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from both U.S. and British ships and submarines.
The short term goals of the military action included the capture of Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders, the prevention of further attacks by al Qaeda, the end of Afghanistan's harboring of terrorists, their training camps and infrastructure, and the removal of Mullah Omar and the Taliban Regime.
Long term goals include the end of terrorism, the deterrence of state sponsorship of terrorism, and the reintigration of Afghanistan into the international community.
www.trackingthethreat.com /content/entities/ent1686.htm   (312 words)

  
 The Avalon Project : September 11, 2001 : Attack on America
HR 2888 2001 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States.
SCON 66 To express the sense of the Congress that the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor should be awarded to public safety officers killed in the line of duty in the aftermath of the terrorist...
HR 3036 To authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish a memorial on the Arlington Naval Annex to the victims of the terrorist attack on the Pentagon.
www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/sept_11/sept_11.htm   (11417 words)

  
 Terrorist Attack:  September 11, 2001 and U.S. Military Action Against Afghanistan and Iraq   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Terrorist Attack: September 11, 2001 and U.S. Military Action Against Afghanistan and Iraq
Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism and the Attacks of September 11, 2001.
The full text of a document introduced in British Parliament on October 3rd, identifying Osama bin Laden as involved in the September 11th attacks.
homepages.luc.edu /~mnapora/terrorism.html   (1183 words)

  
 Timeline of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack - Questionz.net , answers to all your questions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Timeline of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack - Questionz.net, answers to all your questions
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www.questionz.net /Timeline_of_September_11.html   (320 words)

  
 Afghanistan in www.seyed.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
13-11-2001 Order to free captured Taleban pepole in Afghanistan
Afghanistan and Pakistan Embassies rejected to give me VISA to take to Afghanistan
From 05-10-2001 My move from Left to Right
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