Tribals claim 800 Taliban captured near Kandahar airport
Tribal fighters say they seized 800 Taliban soldiers near Kandahar airport after surrounding them Friday morning. They reported capturing five tanks four pickup trucks an anti aircraft gun and a multi barreled rocket launcher. U S warplanes bombed Taliban defenses while reports from Kandahar could not be independently verified.
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Afghanistan
Kandahar
Germany
Abdul Jabbar
Jabbar
Pakistan
Airport
Pacha
Mohammed Anwar
Taliban
Northern Alliance
Defense
Dismillah Khan
Khan
Waiguddin Salik
Pentagon
Adm
John Stufflebeem
Mullah
Mohammed Omar
Takhta Pull
No end in sight for peacekeepers in Bosnia and Afghanistan
In Bosnia and Afghanistan, diplomats seek peace plans and broad-based government while the United States faces a drawn out peacekeeping mission. General Russell Davis notes parallels to Afghanistan as Bosnia struggles with factional violence, economic revival, and roles of peacekeepers. In Banovica, Bosnian Serb and Muslim forces reflect the ongoing division and uncertainty.
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United States
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Russell Davis
U.S. National Guard
Washington
Bosnia
Maryland National Guard
29Th Infantry Division
U.S. Army
Comanche
Tuzla
U.S
Deputies Fortify NETC Security After Sept 11 Attacks
Officials at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg activated a contract with the Frederick County Sheriff Office to provide security for the facility. Sheriff Jim Tragg noted deputies have worked there continually since shortly after September 11 and will stay as part of a national security effort. A NETC spokesman said the arrangement reflects a broader federal security push and a long term strategy is in development.
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National Emergency Training Center
Emmitsburg
Frederick County
Sheriff's Office
Jim Tragg
NETC
Hagg
Olice
NETIC
NEPC
Marko Bourne
Bourne
Administration seeks 1.5B for bioterrorism plan
Washington awaits Senate debate as the Bush administration defends its 1.5 billion request for bioterrorism preparedness while health officials suggest 3 billion is needed this year. DHHS spokesman Bill Pierce says future funding will cover gaps, but lawmakers push for bigger, immediate spending to stock vaccines, antibiotics, and bolster labs and local health departments.
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Bush Administration
Bill Pierce
Department of Health and Human Services
Pierce
Jeffrey Kaplan
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Senate
Bush
Kaplan
Congress
Arlen Specter
Specter
Tom Harkin
Dtowa
Senate Appropriations
County weighs sewer plant capacity amid growth pressure
Frederick County commissioners pressed staff to map remaining capacity at the Liberty own wastewater treatment plant as growth tests limits. Director Michael Marschner said 7,000 gallons a day may remain unused, while concerns arise about overdevelopment and potential fines if pollution rises in Town Branch and Linganore Creek.
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Frederick County Commissioners
Liberty Own
Michael Marschner
Department of Utilities and Solid Waste Management
Liberty Village
Iaid
Merlin Porter-Borden
Marsehner
Town Branch
Linganore Creek
Linganore
Teens arrested near I-70 after motel party
Seven youths from Frederick were taken into custody after a motel party near Md 355 by the I-70 ramp. Deputies say the group, five boys and two girls, fled a field while emptying a blanket full of Corona beer and admitted to damaging Room 114 at the Econo Lodge. Damages were pegged at 700 dollars with 200 dollars in bedding missing. Police say one minor was wanted by Frederick police for a September incident.
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Tom Winebrenner
Frederick County
Sheriff's Office
MD. 355
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Casteo
Set
Winebrenner
Frederick
Econo Lodge
Jody Maybush
le Motel
Maybush
Grovo
Ken Olander
Steve T
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Sut Wing Krenser
Grongs
Anen the Seven
Frederick County to open its own sheriff's police academy
The Maryland Police Training Commission approved the Frederick County Sheriff's Office plan to run a local police academy at the Public Safety Training Center on Reich's Ford Road. About 120 recruits are expected to enroll. first session targeted for October. The move aims to train in-county personnel and reduce reliance on neighboring agencies amid 12 vacancies in the sheriff's office.
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Frederick County
Sheriff's Office
Jim Hagg
Sykesville
Allison Chapman
Reich
Ford Road
Chapman
Agen Forts
Shayeck Academy
Sheriff Office
Frederick
Hagerstown
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