Kabul gets aid, despite drug record
WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Monday that Afghanistan "failed demonstrably" in 2001 to cooperate in antinarcotics efforts but that the country nonetheless is entitled to receive U.S. assistance because of vital American interests.

Franks cast doubts on raid victims' innocence
TAMPA -- A defiant Gen. Tommy Franks said Monday the "one mistake I know of" during a January raid in which U.S. forces killed 16 Afghans was made by the Afghans themselves, who he said fired first on the American troops.

Iran greets Afghans with smile, warning
TEHRAN, Iran -- Afghan and Iranian officials in Tehran this week described themselves as brothers, sharing a common border, religion and language. Iranian businessmen wooed their smiling Afghan counterparts by reciting poems in Farsi, evoking a shared cultural heritage.

Tail fin to be removed for crash clues
NTSB wonders if different jetliner that went through similar maneuvers can shed light on Flight 587 crash.

Analysis points to a nuclear duping
WASHINGTON -- An analysis of suspected radioactive substances seized in Afghanistan has found nothing to prove that Osama bin Laden reached his decadelong goal of acquiring nuclear materials for a bomb, administration officials say.

Tests clear initial anthrax suspects
As the FBI discounts speculation it has a firm suspect, investigators prepare to tackle a myriad of new leads.

Rebel offer: candidate for prisoners
SAN VICENTE DEL CAGUAN, Colombia -- A presidential candidate who accused guerrilla leaders of drug trafficking was being held hostage by the rebel group in southern Colombia's war zone, apparently to trade for rebel prisoners, the interior minister said Monday.