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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 2002

Page

3

U S forces end al Qaida siege of hospital in Kandahar

Afghan troops with U S Special Forces stormed the Mir Wais Hospital ward in Kandahar as al Qaida fighters holed up for nearly two months refused to surrender. Six gunmen were killed in the final assault. no U S casualties reported. President Bush pledged aid and training for Afghanistan while ruling out a U S peacekeeping role.

Kandahar Afghanistan U.S New York al-Qaida Mir Wais Maj Chris Washington John Stufflebeem Joint Chiefs of Staff Bush Hamid Karzai Taliban Mir Wais Hospital

Survivors urge U S recompense for Afghan suffering

Return from a nine day trip to Afghanistan finds families of Sept 11 victims calling for compensation for Afghan casualties. At a New York press conference near the U N two women spoke of shared loss and urged U S aid to affected Afghan families amid the Oct 7 air assault. The Pentagon says civilians were not targeted though some bombs went astray.

New York Afghanistan United States U.S United Nations Kelly Campbell Oakland Calif Craig Amundson Pentagon Campbell

Ames anthrax strain not from Iowa origin traced to Texas

FBI and scientists traced the Ames strain of anthrax used in the attacks to a Texas source, not Ames Iowa. The strain, highly virulent and vaccine resistant, was isolated by the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostics Laboratory at Texas A&M and shipped to USAMRIHD in 1981, with labeling confusion shaping its name.

FBI Ames Iowa Washington Defense Department U.S. Senate Florida New York U.S Army U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases Fort Detrick USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostics Laboratory Texas A&m University Usamrihd

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