CIA officer buried at Arlington [AP photo] ARLINGTON, Va. -- CIA officer Johnny Micheal "Mike" Spann, the only American to die at the hands of the enemy in Afghanistan, was buried among the ranks of the fallen Monday at Arlington National Cemetery.

U.S. seeks access to al-Qaida suspects in Spanish custody
MADRID, Spain -- Faced with Spain's refusal to extradite suspects held in connection with Sept. 11, a senior U.S. official arrived Monday seeking access to eight detainees and suggested U.S. investigators wanted to interrogate them on Spanish soil.

Claims totaling $9.6-billion paid out
NEW YORK -- More than 20,000 insurance claims totaling $9.6-billion have been paid out in connection with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and insurers expect to eventually write checks for almost six times that amount.

Aid from U.S. children reaches Afghanistan
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan -- A U.S. Air Force cargo jet filled with parcels of winter clothes, toys and candy landed in Turkmenistan on Monday, the first shipment of aid bought by American children for boys and girls in Afghanistan.

Afghan leader urges U.S.: Stick by us
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- The newly appointed prime minister of Afghanistan's interim government urged the United States on Monday to never again "walk away from Afghanistan" and promised that his country would be "a good friend, a trusted friend and an ally" in the U.S.-led fight against terrorism.

Marines swoop in closer to Kandahar to supply teams
SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN -- To help the teams searching for al-Qaida leaders, the Marines on Monday set up a staging area near the terrorists' former stronghold of Kandahar.

White House will release bin Laden tape
WASHINGTON -- The White House plans to release a tape of Osama bin Laden discussing the World Trade Center attack later this week and is studying whether subtitles should be added to translate from Arabic so as to avoid charges that the soundtrack was doctored, a senior administration official told the Washington Post.

Britain reportedly will lead Afghan peacekeeping force
UNITED NATIONS -- British forces will lead an initial peacekeeping force in Afghanistan in an arrangement worked out over the weekend with the White House, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.

Jailed as Taliban, men claim innocence
KABUL, Afghanistan -- On the wall of the musty, bathroom-size prison cell he shares with nine other men, Qurbanah Abdul Shar has scrawled the date he arrived: Dec. 3, 2001. He does not know when he will leave.