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November 9, 2003 Indian among 5 killed in Saudi blasts
August 4, 2003 Taliban targeting clerics opposed to jihad
June 19, 2003 9/11 aftermath: Man admits shooting Sikh
April 2, 2003 Pak woman may have planned logistics for Al Qaeda
March 31, 2003 Khalid spills details of terror plots in US
March 16, 2003 Pak minister denies reports that Osama's sons' arrested Key Al Qaeda operative held in Pakistan
March 7, 2003 Pak minister denies reports that Osama's sons' arrested Reports of Osama's arrest incorrect: US Search for bin Laden narrows
March 4, 2003 Terrorists videotaped WTC before 9/11 Pakistan armyman held for Al Qaeda links
March 2, 2003 Pakistan hands over 9/11 suspect to US
March 1, 2003 Al Qaeda mastermind may be in Pak custody Three Al Qaeda men held in Pakistan
February 20, 2003 US designates Hekmatyar 'global terrorist'
January 17, 2003 Taleban regrouping in Afghanistan: Brajesh Mishra
December 18, 2002 US let captured Taliban general go Al Qaeda starts camps in Afghanistan
December 16, 2002 Kean named chairman of 9/11 commission
December 14, 2002 Henry Kissinger steps down from 9/11 panel
November 29, 2002 Al Qaeda terrorists suspected to be behind Kenyan bombing
November 28, 2002 Osama bin Laden in excellent health: Pakistan doctor
November 27, 2002 Kissinger to head 9/11 investigation commission
November 25, 2002 Saudi envoy may have unwittingly helped terrorists
November 23, 2002 FBI probing Saudi link to September 11 attackers
November 14, 2002 Poor quality of Laden tapes hampers analysis
October 3, 2002 Ayman al-Zawahari killed in Afghanistan: Report
September 21, 2002 US Tablighis fear crackdown
September 20, 2002 Did Al Jazeera set up Ramzi bin Alshibh?
September 19, 2002 Indian held in US after 9/11 to be released soon
September 11, 2002 Sombre mood marks Sept 11 anniversary in US embassy 'Remember those who are gone' Yambem family remembers WTC victim Jupiter Bhutto's brother proposed WTC attack in 1991: Carlos
September 9, 2002 Osama bin Laden claims 9/11: Al-Jazeera
August 29, 2002 6 suspected Al Qaeda supporters indicted in US
August 16, 2002 Kin of Sept 11 victims file $116 trillion suit US to quiz Taliban official about IC-814 hijack
August 2, 2002 Special: US in a spot over wrong bombing, botched cover-up
July 15, 2002 Al Qaeda leader taken to Indian Ocean base
July 11, 2002 Special envoy to Afghanistan S K Lambah resigns: PTI
June 18, 2002 Al Qaeda funds safe: Report Court rejects American Taliban's pleas
June 14, 2002 Pak police arrests alleged accomplice of 'dirty bomber' Karzai vows to fight 'warlordism' and 'corruption'
June 3, 2002 Top Taliban officials held reunion near Peshawar: Newsweek/PTI
May 23, 2002 Pak tribals warn of war against US forces
April 3, 2002 Abu Zubaydah asked for six Canadian passports to launch attacks
April 2, 2002 US may send more troops into Pakistan Al Qaeda suspects handed over to US: Musharraf
March 26, 2002 US to train Afghan army personnel
March 20, 2002 Al Qaeda, Taliban men regrouping in Pakistan: Report Deny sanctuary to terrorists: Bush
March 11, 2002 War will go beyond Afghanistan: Bush 800 Al Qaeda, Taliban men killed: Report
February 8, 2002 Taliban prisoners to be governed by Geneva Convention
February 7, 2002 Afghan warlords demand ransom for Pakistani prisoners Al Qaeda still a threat to America: CIA director
February 4, 2002 Taliban, Al Qaeda fighters may foment trouble in J&K: Report
January 29, 2002 Pak Jamaat-e-Islami chief rearrested Captured Al Qaeda, Taliban members not POWs: Bush
January 24, 2002 India protests airlift of Pakistanis from Kunduz Vivek Katju named envoy to Afghanistan Blast outside UK embassy in Pak: Report FBI chief meets Musharraf, discusses terrorism Captured American Taliban arrives in US
January 23, 2002 Pak allows US use of Karachi airport
January 22, 2002 Pak officials evacuated from Kunduz: Report Al Qaeda may have missiles: Report
January 19, 2002 Women Al Qaeda suspects arrested in raids in Britain
January 18, 2002 US releases tapes of 'martyrdom messages' Karzai to visit Washington on January 28
January 9, 2002 Britain to send Gurkhas to Afghanistan
January 5, 2002 Pak to hand over top Al Qaeda functionary, Taliban official to US
January 4, 2002 Omar may have been arrested: Afghan minister Pak arrests former Taliban ambassador for overstaying Pak fundamentalist leaders go underground: Reports
January 3, 2002 Alleged terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui to be tried on Oct 14
January 2, 2002 Pakistan hands over 85 Al Qaeda fighters to US Advance party of peacekeeping force arrives in Afghanistan
December 29, 2001 Osama in Bajaur, Mullah Omar in Gilgit: Report Bush vows to capture Osama 'dead or alive'
December 28, 2001 Afghanistan wants US to stop bombing Sept 11 strikes cost US one trillion dollars: Osama
December 27, 2001 Laden hails September 11 attackers in latest video tape Osama tape terrorist propaganda: White House Islamabad asked terrorists to mass in PoK
December 26, 2001 US marines on high alert in Afghanistan Hillary Clinton reaches out to Sikhs
December 24, 2001 Top Taliban leaders seek rapprochement with Karzai September 11 terrorists had links with ISI: Analyst Emirates plane lands in Yemen after hijack scare Taliban deputy intelligence chief held 139 Al Qaeda fighters in Pakistani custody: Report Taliban looted billions from the exchange market US forces can stay till terrorism is wiped out: Karzai FBI hampered probe into Al Qaeda: Report Al Qaeda planned chemical attacks: Report US considers invading Iraq: Report
December 23, 2001 Osama bin Laden in Kashmir?
December 22, 2001 Hamid Karzai sworn-in as Afghanistan's interim head Bush offers troops to any country fighting terrorism
December 21, 2001 65 killed as US jets hit convoy of Afghan elders Jaswant Singh to witness swearing in of Karzai govt Security Council okays multinational force for Kabul Taliban suspends all political activities: Zaeef Indian embassy in Kabul to open on Saturday Bidding adieu to victims of WTC with a cake
December 20, 2001 Hundreds of Al Qaeda fighters at large: FBI Afghanistan administration on collision course with UN 100 hurt in Mazar-e-Sharif explosion India-Pak should stay focused on unfinished agenda in Afghanistan Blair urges caution in next phase in war on terror
December 19, 2001 Pak should hand over Al Qaeda fighters: Dobbins Karzai supports international security force 15 killed in clash between Al Qaeda men and Pakistani guards UN sets up fund for Afghan interim government 'Pakistan's agenda to control Afghanistan intact'
December 18, 2001 FBI to question Al Qaeda prisoners US planes come under 'missile attack' US troops won't budge till Laden, Omar are punished: Rumsfeld US special forces in Pakistan: Report
December 17, 2001 Osama, Omar escape to Pakistan: Report Al Qaeda fighters fleeing Tora Bora We will fight against India, Northern Alliance: Harkat commander US launch night raids on Tora Bora Peace force in Kabul by Saturday: US envoy American flag flies in Kabul after 12 years December 16, 2001 Last Al Qaeda position falls, Rumsfeld meets Karzai in Afghanistan
December 15, 2001 Al Qaeda fighters make surrender offer EU warns US against extending anti-terrorism campaign 300 Al Qaeda fighters surrender French Al Qaeda fighter captured by Pakistani authorities Pakistan agrees to long-term US presence at Jacobabad base Key issues remain as UN works on Afghan resolution Laden hides, sends suicide bombers to die: Bush Anti-Taliban forces advance 2 km in Tora Bora: Rumsfeld Indian suspect in FBI custody blessed with a son December 14, 2001 Britain to lead peace force in Afghanistan: Solana US commando teams to hunt for Osama Laden has fled Tora Bora region: AIP
December 13, 2001 Laden admits planning September 11 strikes Indian duo no longer suspect in September 11 attacks Deadline for Al Qaeda surrender passes; US attacks intensify Tora Bora deal: Give up your leaders, go free Osama bin Laden in Pakistan: Report Taliban, Al Qaeda fighters in PoK Israel decides to break all contact with Arafat
December 12, 2001 American Talib says biological strike on US soon B-1 Bomber goes down in Indian Ocean: US Burhanuddin Rabbani unhappy with Bonn accord Thugs beat up Los Angeles Sikh Pakistani scientists discussed nukes with Laden: Report US targets Al Qaeda positions after surrender deadline breached Al Qaeda miss surrender deadline Afghanistan seeks long-term cooperation from India Al Qaeda fighters set conditions for surrender: AIP US believes it has bin Laden cornered in Tora Bora India, US aligned across range of issues: Bush Senior Taliban or Al Qaeda leader taken to another country
December 11, 2001 Fourth plane may have aimed for White House: Bush Blair condemns post September 11 attacks on Sikhs 1,000 bodies around Kandahar airport: Report US dumps Pakistani proposal of Muslim force in Afghanistan Asphyxiation killed many Taliban prisoners: Report Al Qaeda men in Tora Bora seek truce US may release bin Laden videotape
December 10, 2001 US may place forces in multiple nations US drops 'daisy cutter' on Tora Bora cave complex Osama will be turned over to ICJ: Karzai Karzai unhappy with NA minister's visit to India: Pak media Lambah to lead second mission to Kabul Laden wants death relayed on TV: Reports 'No mercy for Pakistani armymen in Afghanistan' Pak beefs up security along border with Afghanistan Northern Alliance wants to retain charge of Kabul security Afghan warlords arrive at an agreement on Kandahar Abdullah Abdullah to visit India on Wednesday Britain to lead Afghan stabilisation force: Reports Palestinian militant groups to suspend attacks Israel rejects suicide bombers' truce offer Riyadh wants custody of Saudis held in Afghanistan Australian investigators say Afroz is exaggerating
December 9, 2001 Osama, Mullah Omar still in Afghanistan: Cheney US probing Pak scientists' links with Taliban, Al Qaeda Afghan factions jostle for power in Kandahar December 8, 2001 Pakistan rejects Qanooni's allegation of interference in Afghanistan Pakistanis who fought with Taliban to be tried ISI continued to arm Taliban even after Sept 11: Report Osama to be hunted down in days: Afghan commander Mullah Omar held by warlords: Reports Pakistan reinforces troops along Afghanistan border December 7, 2001 Osama, Omar still elude their seekers Documents relating to IC-814 hijacking found in Kabul Ex-Kandahar governor takes control of residence Pakistan to set up embassy in Kabul N Alliance captures Tora Bora; Osama escapes Foreign Taliban fighters head for Pakistan Taliban surrenders Kandahar; Omar missing No mercy for Mullah Omar: Karzai, US UN defers issue of peacekeeping force Taliban surrender deal splits Alliance commanders US must decide Mullah Omar's fate: Britain
December 6, 2001 Mullah Omar to surrender Kandahar: Reports US rules out surrender deal for Kandahar Foreign fighters must face justice: Karzai NA handed over J&K terrorists to India: Report CIA wants links of 6 Pak nuke scientists probed Uzbek Dostum to boycott Afghan interim govt New Afghan interior minister to visit India Afghan accord should lead to broad-based govt: India Pak will recognise Afghan interim govt
December 5, 2001 US bomb kills two of its own soldiers; wounds 20 1000 Afghan militiamen close in on Osama: Report Woman to be Afghanistan deputy premier Afghan interim govt composition finalised All terrorist outfits will be targeted: US
December 4, 2001 Hamid Karzai to head Afghan interim administration Oppn forces retreat from Kandahar airport Bush freezes assets of terrorist groups Osama's second-in-command wounded: Report Afghan official claims to have located Laden Taliban cracking up, dissidents flee to Pakistan: Report
December 3, 2001 Oppn forces enter Kandahar airport Afghan accord ready to be inked: Report Afghan factions demand amendments to UN draft accord
December 2, 2001 UN outlines draft accord for interim Afghan govt US jets bomb Kandahar, as hunt for Osama continues
December 1, 2001 Afghan talks stalled: UN 5 US soldiers killed in suicide attack: Taleban US plane shot down in Kandahar: Taleban Rabbani to accept interim council Afghan talks heading for a deadlock US intensifies hunt for Osama, Omar US war puts rights groups on sticky wicket
November 30, 2001 Taleban routed, Al Qaeda on run: Bush N Alliance captures member of Al Qaeda Mullah Omar urges Taleban to continue fighting NA delegation fails to get Bonn talks adjourned Northern Alliance agrees to multinational security force Top Northern Alliance leader quits Bonn talks Iran warns US over plans to attack Iraq, Sudan Russia vows to support Rabbani govt
November 29, 2001 US planes pound Kandahar, Alliance troops close in No difference between Taleban and Northern Alliance: Rights groups US turning a blind eye to Northern Alliance atrocities: Report Northern Alliance, Zahir Shah agree on interim council Rabbani striking deal with Pakistan Senior Taleban officials defecting: Pentagon Row over next phase of anti-terror campaign Pak may have evacuated soldier from Kunduz: US Top Al Qaeda leaders believed dead: US Don't recognise Rabbani: US to Russia Rift among Afghan delegates stun diplomats
November 28, 2001 Officer killed in Mazar-e-Sharif prison riot: CIA Assets of Taleban govt frozen by UN US bombs Al Qaeda, Taleban leaders' compound Northern Alliance retakes Qala-e-Jangi Taleban recapture Spin Boldak: Report British marine commandos fly into Afghanistan 'Sketches of anthrax bomb found in Pakistani scientist's office' India junks Pakistan claim on Afghan government Osama to be dealt with under law: Pakistan November 27, 2001 Al Qaeda terrorists may flee to Kashmir: India Afghan deal within three days: Alliance delegate US Marines seize key airstrip in Kandahar US bomb kills 10 Northern Alliance soldiers Canadian troops may join US marines Afghan leaders will have to decide on govt: Powell
November 26, 2001 Osama, Mullah Omar in hiding: Northern Alliance 300 revolting Al Qaeda prisoners killed Taleban vows revenge for alleged massacre Taleban panic as Kandahar airport falls: Witnesses Pak approaches UN on Mazar riots CIA operative killed in prisoners revolt: Report US soldiers land near Kandahar: Report November 25, 2001 Northern Alliance troops enter Kunduz Taleban's political office in Karachi sealed, 15 detained
November 24, 2001 30 US commandos killed: Taleban Taleban evacuation of Kunduz underway: NA US allowed Pak to quietly evacuate fighters? Osama bin Laden not in Pakistan: Musharraf Taleban tortured infants, children: Report Pak party threatens Afghan refugees from anti-Taleban areas Situation in Mazar-e-Sharif improving: UN UN-sponsored Afghan meet postponed by a day US for all-inclusive govt in Afghanistan
November 23, 2001 Northern Alliance launches 3-pronged attack on Kunduz Pak forces face ignominy of being caught in Kunduz Taleban fall triggered by ISI withdrawal? India to 'closely monitor' developments at Bonn meet Revival of Indian hospital in Kabul to provide badly needed relief Pakistan mulls setting up Afghan mission Northern Alliance 'in touch' with Pakistan: Report All 19 hijackers entered US with valid visas Pakistan may be booked for supporting Taleban Britain opens diplomatic mission in Kabul We won't support strikes on Iraq: Saudi prince 600 bodies discovered in Mazar-e-Sharif: ICRC November 22, 2001 Scribes told to leave Taleban-controlled areas Pak choppers rescue commanders trapped in Kunduz Northern Alliance promises lenient regime Pakistan orders Taleban embassy closed Pak leader who recruited jihadis for Afghanistan imprisoned Al Qaeda trained terrorists for Kashmir: Documents Taleban to surrender Kunduz No rest till terrorism is defeated: Bush Three more scribes killed in Afghanistan: Report
November 21, 2001 US asks Pakistan to close down Taleban embassy in Islamabad US navy searching merchant ships for Osama Northern Alliance troops set to enter Kunduz Osama tells aides to kill him if trapped: Report Top Osama aide held in Peshawar Rabbani calls for end to warfare in Afghanistan Top US general meets NA leaders near Kabul Indian diplomatic mission arrives in Kabul UN official seeks more role for Afghan women Kunduz commanders approach UN for surrender November 20, 2001 Taleban consulates in Quetta, Peshawar closed US recruiting Russian war veterans: Report Musharraf calls for humanitarian response to surrender offer America intensifies search for Laden Capturing Laden still difficult: Bush Pakistan won't grant refugee status to fleeing Afghans UN trying to convene meeting on Afghanistan US envoy to Pakistan observes Ramzan fast November 19, 2001 Four scribes feared dead in Kabul ambush Taleban willing to surrender Kunduz Mullah Akhtar Usmani named successor to Mullah Omar Laden has left Taleban controlled areas: Zaeef Pakistan flip-flop on Taleban continues Ex-Afghan king can play symbolic role: US Russia to open embassy in Afghanistan Where in Afghanistan is Osama? Pro-Taleban Uzbek commander killed: Dostum US varsities oppose freeze on student visas
November 18, 2001 Noose tightens around bin Laden: Report Northern Alliance agrees to take part in UN-sponsored meet Terrorists are not freedom fighters: Powell
November 17, 2001 Burhanuddin Rabbani arrives in Kabul Laden has left Afghanistan: Taleban G-21 for early meeting of all Afghan factions Pakistan won't grant asylum to Laden, Omar UN rejects Taleban request to negotiate surrender in Kunduz Taleban confirms Atef's death US envoy avoids meeting Northern Alliance War is far from over, feel Pushtoons Taleban deny surrender of Kandahar Northern Alliance shows no mercy to foreign soldiers
November 16, 2001 Omar orders withdrawal from Kandahar US claims to have killed close Laden aide US bombs hit Taleban ministry building, mosque Taleban chief Mullah Omar in Kunduz: Report US, British troops land at Bagram airport Taleban considered us sisters: US volunteers Form new Afghan govt by consensus: India Zahir Shah has role in future Afghanistan govt: UN Bush, Putin agree on Afghanistan plan Fleeing Taleban may land in Kashmir November 15, 2001 Don't assume Taleban has collapsed: Pentagon Al Qaeda's nuke plans unearthed: Report Northern Alliance raped, killed hundreds in Kabul: Eyewitnesses Pakistan beefs up security around mosques Pakistan expecting fresh wave of refugees US holds talks with Pakistan on future Afghan set-up Bhutto welcomes fall of Kabul to Northern Alliance Taleban not finished yet: German intelligence Mullah Omar has a plan to 'destroy' America UN approves resolution on security in Afghanistan NA Favours Democratic Set Up in Kabul: UN Envoy Eight Aid Workers Held by Taleban Freed
November 14, 2001 Northern Alliance preparing for second phase of war: Envoy Pakistan backs former King Zahir Shah Northern Alliance captures Kandahar: Envoy Taleban launches attack against Mazar Northern Alliance vows to put Osama, Mullah Omar on trial There is no moderate Taleban: India Taleban withdraw from Jalalabad Rabbani to declare himself head of Afghanistan November 13, 2001 NA in control of Kabul; Taleban confirms fall Northern Alliance claims five more provinces Rabbani government in control of Kabul Taleban envoy in Pakistan leaves for Kandahar Musharraf for special UN force in Afghanistan Pakistan opposes Kabul's takeover by any one group Northern Alliance troops ready to enter Kabul Taleban officials leave embassy in Pakistan Shelling puts Al-Jazeera out of action US strikes drive Indian turban makers out of work November 12, 2001 Northern Alliance captures Herat French, German scribes die on Afghan frontlines Opposition makes gains in Afghanistan's northeast Exiled residents of Mazar-e-Sharif overjoyed November 11, 2001 US shoots down Pakistan demand for F-16s Pakistan moves nuclear weapons to secret location: Report US to give Apache choppers to Pakistan US war on Afghanistan terrorist act: Chomsky Osama admits role in September 11 attacks: Report Bush offers to bring India, Pakistan together Indo-UK talks to focus on post-Taleban set up November 10, 2001 There's no justification for terror: PM General Assembly focuses on terrorism, finally 'Our forces are inside Mazar. They are controlling the streets' Give us F-16s for helping you: Pak to US Canadian Sikh forced to remove turban Taleban admit fall of Mazar-e-Sharif Osama threatens nuclear, chemical attacks Bush-PM summit positive, productive: White House India has not intention to muddle Afghan issue: PM November 09, 2001 US, India to fight terrorism together: Bush Mazar-e-Sharif captured, says Dostum India-US Joint Statement Mum on Kashmir, Pakistan Beware of the ISI, Bhutto warns US Three killed in violent anti-US protests in Pakistan Pakistan behind Pushtoon leader's killing Laden planning plane attacks on Delhi: Report Bombing will continue during Ramadan: Blair 200 US abortion clinics get suspicious letters Musharraf warns radicals; 500 held Return to normal lives, but stay vigilant: Bush Arafat hasn't done enough to fight terrorism: US November 08, 2001 Pakistan braces for Friday strikes by religious parties `Laden has less than $50 million' Ban US statements too: Taleban to Pakistan Pakistan orders Taleban consulate to close France pledges debt support for 'courageous' Pakistan Taleban will not hand over Osama: Zaeef War against terror not contingent on mideast peace: Bush US-Pakistan ties not at India's cost: Blackwill Prime Minister Vajpayee arrives in Washington Pakistani politician to cage himself over US strikes November 07, 2001 NA within striking distance of Mazar-e-Sharif Bush's bin Laden link thwarted FBI probe: Report Halt war during Ramzan, Musharraf to tell Bush UN concerned about India-Pakistan hostility Ground action must supplement bombing: Vajpayee US to give Pakistan $73 million for border security Strikes intensify; more US troops on ground: Rumsfeld Putin offers help to rescue US soldiers in Afghanistan France ready to send special forces to Afghanistan November 06, 2001 India, Russia for pursuing campaign against terror to its logical end Russia wants India to be in 6 + 2 group on Afghanistan Pakistan muffles Taleban's only voice Taleban down US chopper: Report PM to discuss post-war Afghan scenario with Bush New York consulate staff test negative for anthrax US flirted with the Taleban for years: Washington Post Taleban, UN agency in war of words November 05, 2001 FBI arrests Nepalese man for carrying weapons at O'Hare Saudi Arabia fears upheaval at Mecca if US strikes continue Fundamentalists won't get their hands on Pak nukes: Rumsfeld US prepared for post-Musharraf scenario Pak registers sedition case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Religious terrorism is the new danger: PM 95 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan: Taleban Taleban hands over US commando's body November 04, 2001 US jets carpet bomb Taleban frontlines Omar in total control: Taleban minister US snubs Musharraf, rejects request to halt bombing November 03, 2001 Muslims in J&K being persecuted: Osama Taleban suffer first defeat, lose key district French journalist freed by Taleban, arrives in Pakistan Borders to remain shut for refugees: Musharraf US formally bans Lashkar, Jaish India welcomes US ban on Lashkar, Jaish UK mulls freezing assets of more terror groups US to beef up forces; Rumsfeld heads to forces US helicopter crashes in Afghanistan; crew safe Noose around Osama tightening: US US jets keep up attacks on Kabul Osama bin Laden spotted in Kandahar: Report Taleban hang 3 supporters of Hamid Karzai: Report November 02, 2001 US jets resume raids on Kabul Washington Post building evacuated following bomb threat Brand Laskhar, Jaish terrorist groups: Ashcroft Anthrax mailed to Pakistan's Jang group US troops ready to enter Afghanistan: Rumsfeld Bush-Vajpayee meet part of coalition consultation: US Pak launches manhunt for Sept 11 attacks suspect Egos hamper efforts for alternative to Taleban November 01, 2001 US jet shot down, says Taleban No point in holding talks with Taleban: UN envoy US aid not enough: Pakistan Pakistan sending military supplies to Taleban: US officials Pak says fears of nukes falling in extremist' hands imaginary Rumsfeld to arrive in India on November 5 Terrorists may target nuclear facilities: IAEA Afghanistan's biggest dam hit in US strikes Religious parties defy Musharraf's ban on rallies FBI probing Atta's visit to Pakistan EU to ship arms to anti-Taleban forces Military campaign to continue through winter: Prescott Pak military camp in Baluchistan attacked 130,000 refugees flee into Pakistan: UNHCR US warns Taleban of more carpet bombings CIA deny contact with Osama bin Laden Day 26 developments October 31, 2001 As Washington warned India and Pakistan to cool off along the border, 61-year-old Kathy Nguyen who worked in a supply room at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital died of inhalation anthrax in New York. As a senior Saudi prince expressed fears that Pakistan president pervez Musharraf may be toppled, Islamabad banned the use of PA systems for jihad call. All Reports October 30, 2001 As the bombing continued in Afghanistan, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld cautioned against expecting quick results in the war against terrorism. In Washington, United States President George Bush announced that he would meet his Pakistani counterpart Gen Pervez Musharraf in New York on November 10. Meanwhile, anthrax jitters gripped the Indian consulate in New York when its mailroom received an envelope containing white powder prompting the authorities to seal the room. All Reports October 29, 2001 US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in an interview that the US was not averse to using nuclear weapons if necessary to eliminate Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network. The comment sent alarm bells ringing in the Islamic world, especially in Pakistan. Taleban ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Salaam Zaeef told reporters that an unspecified number of Americans had been arrested inside Afghanistan, a claim which could not be confirmed independently. American ambassador to India Robert Blackwill reiterated that the September 11 incidents had brought New Delhi and Washington closer to each other. All Reports October 28, 2001 18 Christians were massacred in the worst-ever attack on the nations community, when six men on three motorcycles forced their way into the St Dominic church at Bahawalpur and opened fire indiscriminately. And the Qatari television news channel Al Jazeera broadcast pictures of severed limbs among the ruins of houses in Kabul which were bombed by the US. All Reports October 27, 2001 Hours after the Pentagon admitted to mistakenly bombing the International Committee of Red Cross warehouses near Kabul, the United Nations said US bombs had hit one of their mine clearing facilities, killing two mine-sniffing dogs and destroying vehicles. The Northern Alliance suffered another setback when the Taleban hanged five opposition commanders. In the US, there appeared to be no let up to the anthrax scare, with the Supreme Court being closed, for the first time in 66 years, following the presence of the bacteria in the rooms of three prominent lawmakers. All Reports October 26, 2001 In a major blow to efforts at building an anti-Taleban coalition, the militia captured and executed a prominent resistance commander Abdul Haq, and two of his associates for trying to organise an uprising against them. US Secretary of State Colin Powell described India as a natural ally of the US and almost immediately Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf challenged US President George W Bush's forecast of a long war by calling for an early end to US strikes. Bush inked the anti-terrorism bill, which has several stringent measures relating to the information-gathering network of law enforcement agencies, and their electronic surveillance powers. All Reports October 25, 2001 Pakistani authorities took two top nuclear scientist into custody to probe their links with the Taleban, amidst fears that the Islamic militia might have access to radioactive material. In Karachi, more than 2000 mourners attended the funeral of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen commander Farooq, who was killed in a US raid on Kabul. US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld admits catching Osama might not be as easy as thought earlier. In the US, the anthrax scare hit hyperbolic levels with close to 10,000 Americans taking precautionary medicines to ward off the deadly bacteria. All Reports October 24, 2001 A US firm in Pakistan received an anthrax laced letter, making it the first case of bio-terrorism on any US facility outside the American soil. Opposition forces held a meeting in Peshawar, Pakistan, and agreed to back former Afghan king Zahir Shah to head the interim government in Afghanistan. The UN confirmed Taleban claims that US bombs had hit a village and a mosque. All Reports October 23, 2001 22 militants belonging to the Pakistan based Harkat-ul-Mujahideen were killed in US raids on Kabul. The US also attacked frontline Taleban positions, north of Kabul, apparently paving the way for the entry of Northern Alliance forces into the Afghan capital.The Taleban claimed that the US bombs had hit a mosque in Heart, killing scores.In US, Washington Mayor Anthony Williams confirmed that two postal workers died due to inhalation anthrax. China denied reports that it had paid Osama bin Laden millions of dollars to acquire two unexploded US cruise missiles, used in the 1998 attack on the renegade's hideouts. All Reports October 22, 2001 Nearly a 1,000 desperate Afghan refugees gatecrashed into Pakistan as the Taleban claimed that fresh US raids targeted a civilian hospital killing close to 100 persons. As President Musharraf demanded that the US end its air strikes before Ramadan, Washington said concerns over Pakistan's nuclear programme and the lack of democracy remained, despite the country's cooperation in the fight against terrorism. Musharraf also issued a warning to India not to try any 'military adventurism' against Pakistan. And following a complaint by a telecharge operator, the New York police department manhandled an Indian on suspicions of being a terrorist. All Reports October 21, 2001 The United States flew in nearly 2000 crack commandos to Pakistan, while President George W Bush asked the Central Intelligence Agency to go all out in its covert operation to eliminate Osama bin Laden. Taleban leader Mullah Omar's son was said to have been killed in a US air raid. And a report claimed that the United Nations had inadvertently donated over $1 million in charity to the Muwafaq Foundation, a Sudan-based front organisation of Osama bin Laden. All Reports October 20, 2001 The United States launched its first major ground operations in Afghanistan with at least 100 Army Rangers targeting an airbase on the outskirts of the Taleban stronghold, Kandahar. And while the taleban claimed to have downed a US helicopter killing two soldiers, the US said it was an accident. A New Jersey postal worker tested postive to anthrax, bringing the number of those affected to eight. All Reports October 19, 2001 US President George Bush rejected calls to halt the airstrikes to enable aid to reach Afghanistan. And as the offensive against the Taleban sparked off more fears of anthrax or other attacks, India promised $ 1 million worth of anthrax antidote to America. A geologist who specialized on Afghanistan said the background of a video address by Osama was unique to the Katawaz basin in south eastern Afghanistan, indicating that he could be hiding in the caves there. US efforts to compile a database of foreign students were speeded up. All Reports October 18, 2001 The war against terror seemed to be fast turning out to be a war against anthrax, with a CBS woman employee testing positive this time. Saudi Arabia warned its citizens against supporting Osama, as the Taleban said the question of handing over the world's most wanted man did not arise. Pakistan's President President Musharraf's joy over massive US and British aid packages was tempered by the fundamentalists in his country openly defying his diktat and threatening further anti-US rallies. All Reports October 17, 2001 As the bombing continued in Afghanistan, 31 Capitol Hill staff members reportedly tested positive for anthrax exposure. Amidst reports that US special forces had been deployed on the ground in Afghanistan, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf charged Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazal-ur Rehman with sedition for inciting violent anti-US protests. India and the US signed a mutual legal assistance pact while US Secretary of State Colin Powell assured New Delhi India that the global fight against terrorism will also target terror directed towards India. All Reports October 16, 2001 A stray American bomb hit the International Committee of Red Cross compound in Kabul destroying two warehouses and injuring one worker. The opposition Northern Alliance claimed its forces were just six kilometres from the strategic town of Mazar-e-Sharif, as US secretary of state Colin Powell arrived in India and declared that terrorism had to stop in Kashmir. A 7-month-old was found infected with anthrax in the US, AND reports that the Al Qaeda may have nuclear weapons sparked worldwide consternation. All Reports October 15, 2001 President Bush reveals that Senate majority leader Tom Daschle had received and opened a letter laced with anthrax, sending FBI sleuths into a frenzy. US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Pakistan, while Indian artillery shelled and destroyed 12 Pakistan border posts said to be gateways of infiltration of cross-border militants. And a red-faced CIA had a tough time explaining how it apparently let Mullah Omar slip away during the first day of attacks. All Reports October 14, 2001 Amidst reports that the Taleban leadership was 'crumbling,' US President George Bush rejected an offer by the Islamic militia to negotiate. And protests against the US strikes spread to Nigeria, where over 200 protestors were reported killed. Two deaths were also reported from Pakistan. Meanwhile, the Taleban appeared to be strengthening its ground forces by inducting 'Islamic warriors', said to include Arab and Sudanese mercenaries. All Reports October 13, 2001 The Al Qaeda warned America and Britain to leave Arab lands, as Washington admitted hitting civilian targets in Kabul. In Bangladesh, 15 people were killed when a bus ploughed through a procession against the US strikes in Afghanistan. And as Pakistan asked the US to reconsider the ban on several militant outfits, saying more investigations were necessary, the Lashkar-e-Tayeba declared a jihad against the US. All Reports October 12, 2001 Police fired tear gas at anti-US protestors in Hyderabad, while similar protests paralysed the Kashmir valley and neighbouring Pakistan. India rejected US assertion about Kashmir being world's most dangerous place, as US Secretary of State Colin Powell asked Islamabad to deny facilities to terrorists. And as the bombing continued in Afghanistan, US President George Bush and the FBI warned of more possible terror strikes. All Reports October 11, 2001 The US, UN and the world Bank pledged massive aid to Islamabad as a reward for joining the war against terrorism, even as thousands of Pakistanis started slipping into Afghanistan to fight alongside the Taleban. And as US jets continued to pound Afghanistan, a US sergeant accidentally crushed between two vehicles became the first American casualty of the strike. The third case of anthrax was reported from Florida, and New Delhi readied itself for the possibility of bio-chemical attacks. All Reports October 10, 2001 Osama bin Laden warned of attacks on American interests anywhere, and the anthrax scare spread to Montreal, with a letter suspected to contain the deadly spores being examined by the authorities. Both Musharraf and British Prime Minister Tony Blair were put on terrorist hit lists, as the Taleban said that the "satanic aid" being dropped by the US was being burnt. The OIC conde mned the continuing attacks on Afghanistan. All Reports October 09, 2001 As the US air raids continued, a spokesman for Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda praised the attackers who brought down the World Trade Center in New York. Four UN workers were killed in the strikes on Kabul, forcing it to stop all aid convoys headed for Afghanistan. In Pakistan, three senior hardline clerics were arrested as part of President Musharraf's crackdown on fundamentalists. All Reports October 08, 2001 In their first contact since the Agra summit, President Musharraf called Prime Minister Vajpayee and requested him not to heighten tensions in the region. Vajpayee replied that India had done nothing to add to the tension, whereas Pakistan was yet to take action against the perpetrators of violence in Kashmir. After removing some hardline officers, including the ISI chief, Gen Musharraf deployed the army in all major cities to quell violent protests over the second day of airstrikes on Afghanistan. The Taleban freed detained British journalist Yvonne Ridley, but warned the US of 'severe repercussions.' A Florida resident died of anthrax poisoning, while a colleague was admitted to hospital.All Reports October 07, 2001 The US finally launched airstrikes on Afghanistan amidst protests from radical groups in Pakistan. Hours before the strikes, President George W Bush telephoned Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and informed him that Washington had decided to ban the Jaish-e-Muhammad. The Taleban's offer to try Osama bin Laden in a Islamic court was summarily rejected by Washington. All Reports The Attack on US Cities Back to top
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