Marines Strike Near Kandahar as Afghan City Falls
U S Marines landed near Kandahar setting up a desert airbase and joining heavy bombardment with tribal fighters advancing on the city. In Kunduz northern alliance troops pressed house to house against holdouts after the city fell, while prisons near Mazar e Sharif saw a second day of fierce fighting tied to bin Laden loyalists.
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Marines vow to finish fight in Afghanistan raid
U S Marines aboard the USS Peleliu push into Afghanistan after seizing a desert airfield near Kandahar in Operation Swift Freedom. Lt Col Bourne led the initial raid with vows to complete the mission begun after Sept 11. Task Force 58 would deploy 9,000 sailors and Marines with air support and heavy equipment.
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