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U.S. troops help rebel advances
Gen. Tommy R. Franks predicts mission success and credits U.S. special forces troops for helping the anti-Taliban opposition.
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2 days spent in retreat, confinement, escape
Westerners accused of proselytizing tell how their Taliban captors abandoned them and how they were rescued.
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Air security deal reached
All baggage screeners will be federal employees within a year, according to the compromise agreed to by congressional negotiators.
United to give pilots stun guns, beef up training
The first major airline to arm pilots will give flight attendants special training in self-defense and assisting passengers.
Sudden rudder movements jolted plane before crash
Evidence from the flight data recorder shifts the investigation to why the rudder moved and whether that doomed the jet.
Tradition, caution keeps women veiled
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Waiting for food Thursday in this poor capital of 1-million people, dozens of burqa-clad women shouted "yes, yes" when asked whether they wanted to shed the all-encompassing garment required by the Taliban.
Seized lab hints at try to make chemical arms
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Materials left behind in a compound used by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network, including a booklet offering advice on how to survive a nuclear explosion, suggest the terrorist group may have been trying to develop chemical arms and other unconventional weapons.
Turkey to lead peacekeeping effort
International diplomats and military planners are mapping a peacekeeping strategy for Afghanistan that entails deploying a Turkish-led multinational force to police Kabul and dispatching British and French troops to take control of two key airfields, the Washington Post reported Thursday, citing U.S. and diplomatic officials.
Taliban leader targets America
LONDON -- Defiant in the face of stunning setbacks, Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammed Omar said in a radio interview Thursday that he'd rather die than join "an evil government" with Afghanistan's former leaders.
Other tainted letters suspected at tabloid
Anthrax spores are found all over a Boca Raton office building, raising suspicions of multiple sources.
FBI, Germans profile Hamburg cell
The profiles of the Sept. 11 hijackers will be used to help investigators find others involved in the plot.
Rebels release seven hostages in Philippines
ISABELA, Philippines -- Muslim extremist guerrillas who have been linked to Osama bin Laden released seven of their last 10 hostages, leaving them with only a Filipino nurse and an American missionary couple, officials said Thursday.
Three Florida flight school students ordered out of U.S.
The Tunisians are not accused of any connection to the Sept. 11 attacks. They say the schools misinformed them about immigration rules.
No ABM deal, but summit ends warmly
CRAWFORD, Texas -- Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged Thursday to work toward a broad strategic agreement with the United States that would satisfy President Bush's desire for a defense against nuclear missiles.
American strikes notebook
Prosecutor of terrorists to leave job
