Afghan rebels fire rockets; U.S. troops sweep for Taliban

Saturday, March 22, 2003

BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- U.S.-led troops shrugged off more than a dozen errant missile attacks by rebels and pressed on with a roundup of possible Taliban fugitives, capturing at least 13 suspects, Army and Afghan officials said Friday.

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