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| Sep.12 |
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NATO reviews retaliatory action Draft document look to invoke NATO's self-defence charter and give military or logistical support to the U.S.
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| Sep.15 |
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Bush says US is at war President views Osama Bin Laden as the main enemy
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| Sep.16 |
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Pakistan seeks Bin Laden handover
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| Sep.21 |
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Protests turn violent
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| Sep.24 |
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Putin pledges support for US Russian President says country will support operations in Afghanistan and widen the cooperation with the alliance
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| Sep.25 |
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US warns of long campaign
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| Sep.28 |
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Special forces deploy US and UK commandos have been operating within Afghanistan performing scouting and reconnaissance missions
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| Sep.30 |
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Bin Laden 'hidden by Taleban'
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| Oct.2 |
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Blair issues Taliban ultimatum
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| Oct.5 |
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US begins ground deployment The elite 10th Mountain Division, 1,000 US troops are on their way to Uzbekistan. Rumsfeld met Karimov
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| Oct.6 |
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Bush warns Taleban
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| Oct.7 |
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US begins military strike Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad
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US threatens more strikes |
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| Oct.8 |
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US launches new strikes |
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US renews assault on Taleban |
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| Oct.9 |
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Kandahar, Jalalabad, Herat attacked |
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US claims air supremacy The United States now are able to carry out operations around the clock. 85% of targets had been damaged or destroyed
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| Oct.10 |
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5,000lb bunker busting bombs |
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| Oct.11 |
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FBI fears more terror attacks |
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| Oct.12 |
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Bombardment resumes |
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Attacks on hold for holy day |
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| Oct.13 |
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Bomb went astray
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| Oct.14 |
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Taleban show bomb devastation |
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| Oct.17 |
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Strikes paving way for ground troops |
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| Oct.18 |
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US special forces inside Afghanistan |
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| Oct.19 |
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100 US Rangers clash with Taleban Elite US ground forces fighting in southern Afghanistan. Helicopter gunships also involved
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Afghans flee bombed Kandahar |
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2 US soldiers die in crash |
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| Oct.20 |
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Key sites targeted by US troops |
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Air defences subdued |
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| Oct.24 |
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US claims small gains in war |
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| Oct.26 |
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Taleban opponent executed Taleban say they have executed opposition commander Abdul Haq, one of the guerrilla commanders
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Heavy raids on Kabul |
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| Oct.27 |
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US jets bombard Taleban front line Most sustained bombing raids so far on positions north of Kabul
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US bombing error kills 9 |
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| Oct.28 |
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Targets hit along Tajikistan border |
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US bomb kills 10 in Kabul |
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| Oct.29 |
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US bombs Bin Laden hide-outs
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Taleban tell tribesmen to wait |
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U.S. jets struck Kandahar |
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| Oct.30 |
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Afghans warned over cluster bombs |
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Allies pound Kandahar
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| Oct.31 |
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Attacks rattle Kandahar |
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U.S. carpet-bombs Taliban Navy jets and heavy bombers pounded battle lines between Taliban and Northern Alliance
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| Nov.1 |
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Bin Laden calls Pakistanis to arms
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Turk special forces boost alliance |
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Bombing to go on during Ramadan
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| Nov.2 |
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Taleban hunt Karzai |
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US elite troops helicopter crashes Helicopter was forced down by bad weather and a team of US special forces had to be rescued
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B-52s slam Taliban frontline |
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| Nov.3 |
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Bin Laden hits out at UN infidels |
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Taliban town taken by N. Alliance |
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| Nov.4 |
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Rumsfeld in Pakistan |
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| Nov.5 |
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More troops aid bombing raids |
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Alliance preparing multi-pronged attack |
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Taliban troops killed |
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| Nov.6 |
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Pentagon deny helicopter crash |
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N. Alliance capture town of Kisindeh |
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| Nov.7 |
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Musharraf: Ramadan warning |
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U.S. will deal with Iraq eventually |
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| Nov.8 |
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Navy to join coalition
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Alliance gaining ground on Mazar |
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Musharraf visits England |
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Heavy bombing on Kandahar |
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| Nov.9 |
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Opposition claims Mazar-e-Sharif
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3 dead in protests |
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| Nov.10 |
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Bush addresses UN |
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Bush: N. Alliance stay out of Kabul |
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| Nov.11 |
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N. Alliance take several towns |
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Northern Alliance moves on Kabul |
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| Nov.12 |
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Opposition claims Heart |
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Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul| Taliban have withdrawn most of their troops from the capital moving along a road to the south | |
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| Nov.14 |
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Jalalabad seized
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Aid workers freed| 8 Western workers airlifted out of the country by a US military helicopter | |
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| Nov.15 |
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US raids kill terror group leaders
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Omar issues new threat |
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| Nov.16 |
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Taliban evacuate Kandahar |
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US kills Bin Laden deputy Air strikes near Kabul had killed Mohammed Atef, a key planner behind the 11 September attacks
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| Nov.17 |
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Taliban still in control of Kandahar |
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| Nov.18 |
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Taliban offer to surrender Konduz The Taliban commander of northern zone and the Konduz governor are willing to surrender to the United Nations
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Malaysia, Indonesia to send troops |
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| Nov.19 |
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4 journalists killed 
Map of Jalalabad Afghanistan Gunmen stopped an unguarded convoy on the way from Jalalabad to Kabul. 4 bodies had been found
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Senior Taliban official switches sides |
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Taleban in Kunduz 'near surrender' |
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| Nov.20 |
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Blast as probe begins |
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| Nov.21 |
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Taliban vow to fight on in Kandahar |
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Taliban to stop fighting in Konduz |
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| Nov.22 |
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Konduz fight rages |
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| Nov.23 |
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Alliance ready to push south |
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| Nov.24 |
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Top Taliban commander surrenders |
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Northern Alliance entered Kunduz |
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| Nov.25 |
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Alliance claimed half of Konduz |
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| Nov.26 |
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US Marines hunt Bin Laden |
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| Nov.27 |
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U.S. strikes leadership compound |
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| Nov.28 |
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CIA officer killed Johnny Micheal 'Mike' Spann, 32, was killed in the Taliban prisoner riot in Mazar-e Sharif
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Mixed signals on force plan |
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| Nov.29 |
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U.S. keeps pressure on Kandahar |
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| Nov.30 |
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Airstrikes slam Kandahar |
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| Dec.4 |
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Anti-Taliban fighters battle al Qaeda |
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Anti-Talibans rush to Tora Bora |
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| Dec.5 |
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3 US soldiers killed by B-52 bomb |
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| Dec.6 |
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Kandahar fell| The Taliban lost last major stronghold. Opposition forces entered the city. There are reports of looting | |
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| Dec.7 |
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Confusion over Omar fate |
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| Dec.8 |
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Afghans urged to hunt down fugitives |
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| Dec.9 |
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US planes pound Bin Laden hideout
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| Dec.10 |
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Afghans gaining on al Qaeda
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Key tunnel taken at caves
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| Dec.11 |
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Gains against al Qaeda in mountains
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al Qaeda surrender deadline passes
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| Dec.12 |
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Freedom in exchange for bin Laden
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| Dec.13 |
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Bin Laden surrounded in caves
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| Dec.14 |
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US troops storm al-Qaeda caves
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| Dec.15 |
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Chemical war camp found
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| Dec.16 |
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Last al-Qaeda stronghold falls Tribal fighters have taken the al-Qaeda positions in the caves of Tora Bora. Whereabouts of Bin Laden unknown
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Allies in hot pursuit of al-Qaeda
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| Dec.17 |
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Prisoners: bin Laden in Afghanistan
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Humiliation for al-Qaeda fighters
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Taliban may have arranged escapes
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| Dec.19 |
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13 Killed in Al Qaeda Prisoner Revolt Fighters loyal to bin Laden rose up against their Pakistani guards, seized weapons and escaped
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| Dec.26 |
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New Bin Laden TV broadcast Osama has accused the West of loathing Islam in a message broadcast by Jazeera
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Main Event: Bush says US is at war
US begins military strike