U S Forces Hit by Fire Near Tarin Kot Afghanistan
US Special Forces near Tarin Kot in Uruzgan province came under grenade and small arms fire late Thursday. Afghan soldiers backed by US troops returned fire with no casualties reported. The July 1 airstrike on a wedding killed 48 and wounded 170, deepening local hostility.
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Afghan Governors Demand U S Permission for Operations
Six Afghan governors require U S authorization before any combat in their provinces. Gov Gul Agha says regional force will hunt Taliban and al Qaida fugitives and police borders independent of Kabul. A U S AC 130 strike in Uruzgan reportedly wounded 48 civilians. coalition inquiry ordered. General McNeill says al Qaida largely routed, futures battles likely smaller but more scattered.
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Arafat insists he will not quit as Palestinian leader
In a Ramallah interview amid a damaged compound Yasser Arafat refused to bow out and said his decision to run in January elections rests with senior leadership. He declared he would not betray the people who elected him, while Condoleezza Rice urged a reform of the Palestinian political system to ensure accountability.
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