Multinational airstrikes hit Afghanistan targets in early campaign
Forty U S and British warplanes plus ships and submarines attacked Taliban and al Qaida sites across Afghanistan using Tomahawk missiles and guided bombs. Strikes hit early warning radars airfields air defenses and command centers near Mazar e Sharif as humanitarian drops begin with 37500 ration sets.
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U.S
al-Qaida
Afghanistan
Mazar-e-Sharif
United States
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Pentagon
Taliban
Osama bin Laden
Rumsfeld
Richard Shelby
R-Ala
Senate Intelligence Committee
Shelby
U S Drops Food and Medicine in Afghanistan Aid Air Strikes
The United States reports Sunday air strikes in Afghanistan included airdrops of humanitarian supplies such as food and medicine. Two C 17 cargo planes distributed 37 500 food packets aimed at starving Afghans while leaflets and radio broadcasts explain the action.
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Ramstein Air Base
Germany
Afghanistan
Bush
Rumsfeld
Washington
U.S
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Pentagon Maps Broad Afghan War Plan With Expected Moves
The Pentagon aims to keep details vague while signaling a multi force campaign. Expected actions include air strikes on Taliban targets, special operations raids, Northern Alliance offensive support, humanitarian drops, and psychological operations to aid Afghan civilians and undermine Taliban rule.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Richard Myers
U.S
Kabul
Osama bin Laden
America
Israel
Delta Force
Northern Alliance
Afghanistan
Weapons of war first strike aircraft and subs overview
A brief rundown of naval and submarine assets used in the Sunday Afghanistan attack. Los Angeles class subs displace 6,900 tons submerged with 12 Tomahawk or Harpoon tubes and speeds over 30 knots. Swiftsure and Trafalgar classes carry torpedoes and Tomahawks with varied crews and displacements.
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Afghanistan
World leaders pinged as U S launches Afghan strikes
President Bush and officials rushed calls to more than a dozen leaders as U S strikes Afghanistan. Secretary Powell planned trips to Pakistan and India to shore up support. Putin welcomed the move and Chirac suggested possible French involvement in the offensive.
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Bush
U.S
United States
Afghanistan
Colin Powell
Pakistan
India
Vladimir Putin
Putin
Russia
Central Asia
Jacques Chirac
Dick Cheney
Powell
Virginia
Vicente Fox
Fernando de la Rua
Junichiro Koizumi
U.N
Kofi Annan
Bahrain
Kalifia Hamad
Sultan Qab
Private North Carolina range trains for counterterrorism era
In Moyock, North Carolina, Navy SEALs based in Norfolk join Fort Bragg and federal agencies at Blackwater Lodge and Training Center to train for counterterrorism. The 5,200 acre facility hosts extensive indoor ranges, a mock town, and amphibious training as demand from military, federal agents, and SWAT teams surges since the September 11 attacks.
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Moyock
North Carolina
U.S. Navy
Norfolk
Blackwater Lodge
Jim Sierawski
Fort Bragg
U.S. Coast Guard
Harbor
Federal Aviation Administration
Blackwater
Camden County
Bill Masciangelo
U.S. Marines
EPA
Masciangelo
Virginia
Camp Lejeune
Columbine High
Ready High School
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