Response to Terror
Times coverage from its Dec. 17, 2001, edition.
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Afghanistan: Remnants of terrorist army are reported fleeing for Pakistan. Rumsfeld is skeptical Tora Bora has been cleansed of foe, says fighting is far from over.
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Central Asia: Defense secretary’s visit is unscheduled. He meets with interim leader Hamid Karzai after addressing U.S. soldiers in a nearby nation.
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Paul Keim’s love of DNA research led him to study soybeans, trout, even snails. Now his work is at the center of the effort to find the anthrax terrorist.
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Three Marines were injured Sunday when one stepped on an explosive device during a search for mines and booby traps at the war-ravaged Kandahar airport.
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Celebration: First day of Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday is marked by kite flying, music and other simple joys banned by the Taliban.
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Asia: Secretary meets with U.S. forces at two bases in the Afghan theater. Service members want to know what’s next.
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Postwar: The way the conflict ends will have vast repercussions for Afghanistan’s future.
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Politics: At service marking Eid fete, top city official tries to win over ex-Taliban stronghold.
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Politics: At service marking Eid fete, top city official tries to win over ex-Taliban stronghold.