Rumsfeld says Afghanistan lacks high value targets
U S and British officials frame Afghanistan air strikes as initial steps in a broader war. Officials acknowledge limited damage on 31 targets and warn air power alone cannot win. Rumsfeld notes much of Afghanistan is rubble and there are few high value assets to hit.
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Pentagon says Taliban air defenses debilitated by strikes
The Pentagon released before-and-after slides showing damage at a Taliban training camp, an anti-aircraft site, and an airfield in Afghanistan as air strikes entered their third day. Defense officials said over 80 percent of targets were damaged or destroyed and that Taliban radar and defense systems were disrupted enabling round-the-clock strikes.
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Civilians mourn a civilian killed in Kabul airstrike
In Kabul a bombed two story UN mine clearing office yields one of four confirmed civilian deaths as crowds mourn. Rumsfeld hedges on weapon type while bin Laden's spokesman vows continuation of attacks and US air raids resume over Kandahar Herat.
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Northern city key to Bush strategy of toppling Taliban
Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan sits at the center of the Bush administration plan to topple the Taliban. U S forces have already struck Taliban tanks, aircraft, and an SA-3 site there as part of a broader effort to weaken the insurgent defense and aid the Northern Alliance's push from the Tajik border toward Kabul.
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