Susan Taylor Martin
Tea breaks tension in a small town
SWAT VALLEY, Pakistan -- The man at the front desk was firm: "The agency is not letting anyone leave the hotel."

Cargo planes drop food, medicine
WASHINGTON -- Along with cruise missiles and bombs, U.S. forces dropped food and medicine Sunday across famine-stricken Afghanistan in the beginning stages of a larger humanitarian operation.

Near curfew, a new war arrives
With Kabul's streets mostly empty, Western missiles and Taliban antiaircraft fire rattle the Afghan capital.

Stringent security all around
Officials on heightened alert say there are limits to how much more they can do to guard against further attacks.

'Every Muslim has to rush to make his religion victorious'
Text of Osama bin Laden's taped remarks, aired on an Arab television station after the U.S. and British strikes Sunday. The remarks, which refer to the Sept. 11 terror attacks on New York and Washington, appear to have been made before the strikes. The text is translated from Arabic.

At stadiums, cheers for airstrikes
Thousands of Americans heard the news during games; others, at church and peace gatherings.

On the home front: fear and questions
Even President Bush says: "Many Americans feel fear" of terrorism. What isn't clear is how the U.S. will prevail.

Pakistan purges top officers
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Moving to head off potential threats to his power on the first day of U.S.-led attacks on Afghanistan's Taliban Islamic militia, President Pervez Musharraf Sunday purged key senior officers in the Pakistani military and intelligence services, agencies that helped to create and support the Afghan rulers, according to military sources, the Washington Post reported.

Bush pledges tireless assault
WASHINGTON -- U.S. and British forces launched airstrikes at terrorist training camps and military targets throughout Afghanistan on Sunday, opening what President Bush pledged would be a "sustained, comprehensive and relentless" campaign against those responsible for the worst terrorist attacks in American history.

Text of Blair's speech
The following is the full text of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's speech at 10 Downing St. on Sunday announcing that British forces had joined the U.S.-led offensive in Afghanistan:

'We did not ask for this mission, but we will fulfill it'
President Bush's address to the nation following the beginning of airstrikes in Afghanistan, as transcribed by eMediaMillWorks Inc.

Bush pledges tireless assault
WASHINGTON -- U.S. and British forces launched airstrikes at terrorist training camps and military targets throughout Afghanistan on Sunday, opening what President Bush pledged would be a "sustained, comprehensive and relentless" campaign against those responsible for the worst terrorist attacks in American history.

Blair calls involvement in attacks 'just'
The prime minister again pledges support as he speaks of Britain's part in the campaign.

Bin Laden tells U.S.: Expect more
Osama bin Laden praises the suicide hijackers who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks and calls on Muslims around the world to join a war against America.

Supportive crowds gather at Pentagon
WASHINGTON -- The wounded western face of the Pentagon on Sunday drew hundreds wanting to witness the hijackers' work for themselves and show support for the military operation in Afghanistan.

Strikes target Taliban's air defenses
Forty aircraft and 50 cruise missiles take part, with B-52s flattening terrorist training camps. Later raids, officials said, may go after the Taliban leadership.

Allies, Russia back U.S.; Pakistan cautious
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