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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 2001
Page
6
Reported overnight strikes killed at least 115 people in eastern Afghanistan. About 100 died in a Jalalabad area village and 15 in another city after planes attacked A Kandahar base and refugee convoys. Witnesses spoke of dust, smoke, and flee ing crowds as border routes remained closed.
Officials say Americans were at Jacobabad air base 300 miles northeast of Karachi with at least 15 U S military aircraft, including C 130 transports, landing there over two days. A second base at Pasni 180 miles west of Karachi also saw aircraft activity. Pakistan stresses no ground forces, and will permit airspace and logistical support but not combat troops against Afghanistan.
The Senate voted 100 to 0 for aviation security legislation, expanding air marshal presence, fortifying cockpit doors and training, and funding changes with a $2 per flight leg fee. It also requires X ray checks for all bags and puts 28,000 airport screeners on the federal payroll while allowing smaller airports to hire local officers under federal standards. The House debate over federal pay and private staffing looms.
A 36 year old tabloid employee tested positive for anthrax via nasal swab and returned to work as investigators seek the source of the outbreak. The American Media building remains closed amid federal inquiries into the incident linked to Bob Stevens who died from inhaled anthrax.
The article surveys the Afghanistan war arsenal including laser guided bombs and dumb bombs, cluster bomblets, and long range missiles. It notes JDAM and GPS guided GBU-28 GBU-37, B 2 bombers, cluster weapons, HARMs and Tomahawk cruise missiles, highlighting reach, cost and distance factors.
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