Cheney visits World Trade Center rubble site
Vice President Dick Cheney, hidden from view after the attacks, toured the World Trade Center debris site in New York. He thanked firefighters and construction workers, wore a NYPD FDNY cap, and signed workers' hats while recalling watching the Sept. 11 attacks from the White House.
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Attacks Death Toll Reported After Sept 11 Attacks
World Trade Center toll updates show 4,515 missing and 458 bodies recovered with 408 identified. Pentagon casualties list 189 believed killed including those on hijacked United and American flights. Cheney described the scene as unimaginable and Cheney appeared with Bush at the White House after security measures.
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Northern alliance fighters ready to push on Kabul front
Northern alliance defectors from the Taliban say morale is low and fighters are fleeing to Pakistan or Iran, with about 5,200 defections claimed recently. They speak from a rebel stronghold north of Kabul as allied commanders press for action.
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Rumsfeld says victory in Afghanistan needs ground troops
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld warned victory in Afghanistan will require ground troops in addition to air strikes. He said air power alone cannot eliminate al Qaida or the Taliban and urged locating and destroying enemy forces on the ground. General Myers called the mission the most important since World War II and stressed unity of purpose.
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Military Q and A on targets and allies in war
Q and A cover how targets are selected with forward air controllers. which nations promised forces and what they are doing. U S involvement with the northern alliance and Kabul. how Taliban fighters are distinguished from civilians. and whether winter hinders U S forces with notes on terrain and equipment.
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Kabul traders shrug off bombs in war torn supply runs
Amid Afghanistan’s civil war Kabul traders load camels and trucks with Pepsi sugar and cooking oil, crossing front lines to the opposition. They continue daily sales despite U S bombing, Taliban risks, and evacuating civilians, aiming for profit as prices rise and goods move between Kabul and rebel territories.
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