U.S. Afghan Forces Take Shah-e-Kot Valley
U S and Afghan troops seized Shah-e-Kot after a 12 day clash in which hundreds of al Qaida fighters were said killed. Forces overran three villages and a ridge known as the whale with air strikes, while Afghan commanders reported 25 enemy bodies found in one village and ongoing cave searches amid fears of mines and booby traps.
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al-Qaida
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Zia Ladin
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al- Qaida
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Osama bin Laden
Bush orders probe into hijacker student visas
President Bush expressed displeasure that immigration officials approved student visas for hijackers Mohamed Atta and Marwan Al-Shehhi. He ordered Attorney General Ashcroft and Homeland Security chief Ridge to investigate how and why the visas were issued six months after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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al- Shebhi
United Arab Emirates
Russ Bergeron
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GOP budget clears House panel with defense and security boost
The Republican Budget Committee advances a $2.1 trillion plan likely to pass on party lines, calling for increased defense and homeland security funding while using Social Security surpluses to finance other programs. Democrats condemn the approach as masking deficits and undercutting education and prescription drug benefits.
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