Matt Kelley
NewsDecember 31, 2001
Marines leave Kandahar base on undisclosed mission Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Helicopters filled with U.S. Marines in full combat gear took off from a base in southern Afghanistan Monday on an undisclosed mission, a Defense Department official said. The helicopters left just before sunset from the M...NewsDecember 27, 2001
Rumsfeld - US to hold Taliban, al-Qaida detaines at Cuban base Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday that the U.S. military will hold Taliban and al-Qaida detainees at a Navy base in Cuba, but has no plans to use it as a site for military tribunals...NewsDecember 21, 2001
U.S. troops will be sent to search Tora Bora caves Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- American troops will be sent into Afghanistan's abandoned al-Qaida cave complex to press the search for Osama bin Laden, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday. He declined to say how many...NewsDecember 11, 2001
Pentagon - Taliban is defeated but war 'ain't over yet' Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States has defeated the Taliban in Afghanistan but al-Qaida terrorists they supported are still at large and will be difficult to find, a top Pentagon official said Monday. "It ain't over yet," Deputy Defense Se...NewsDecember 7, 2001
U.S. forces firing on Taliban fighters as they flee Kandahar Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. forces Friday were firing on Taliban forces as they fled their last stronghold in Afghanistan, the commander of the campaign said. "We have engaged forces who are leaving Kandahar with their weapons," Central Command ...NewsDecember 7, 2001
U.S. forces firing on Taliban fighters as they flee Kandahar Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. forces were firing on Taliban fighters as they fled their last stronghold in Afghanistan Friday, and American officials did not know the whereabouts of the Taliban's top leader, the commander of the campaign said...NewsNovember 16, 2001
Rumsfeld - U.S. forces in combat situations in Afghanistan Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. special forces have been involved in ground combat in Afghanistan but no American troops have been killed, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday. "They are armed and they're participating," the Pentagon chi...NewsNovember 15, 2001
Some al-Qaida, Taliban leaders killed, but not bin Laden Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. airstrikes on two buildings in Afghanistan killed some senior leaders of the Taliban militia and al-Qaida terrorist network, the Pentagon spokeswoman said Thursday. "One of our primary objectives over the last few day...NewsNovember 13, 2001
Rumsfeld says U.S. troops in Kabul Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- A small number of U.S. troops are in Kabul, helping the northern alliance rebels who drove the Taliban out, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday. The Pentagon said all of northern Afghanistan was under rebel c...NewsNovember 8, 2001
Top war commander says progress satisfactory in Afghanistan Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The top U.S. commander of the war in Afghanistan defended the military's effort on Thursday, saying, "We like the progress we have had up to this point. "It is only those who believe this should be done in two weeks' time ...Advertisement
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