Response to Terror
Times coverage from its Dec. 18, 2001, edition.
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Afghanistan: As bombing of Tora Bora region eases, militias search caves for terror leader. Former Taliban chief may have been sighted near Kandahar.
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The failure so far to capture Osama bin Laden is forcing the Bush administration to confront the possibility that he may remain at large for some time, a development that could complicate the campaign in Afghanistan and cause political repercussions at home.
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Al Qaeda: Attacks on U.S., and the risk of more terror, are traced to Khalden, other sites.
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Afghanistan: The men survived the battle for Tora Bora, the Al Qaeda’s last organized stronghold. An anti-Taliban commander dodges questions on Bin Laden.
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Diplomacy: Minister in new government asks for a demonstration that change awaits her nation.
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U.S. Embassy: In Afghan capital, 13 years after Old Glory was lowered, it flies again as a war-torn country rejoins the global scene.
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Ties: Zalmay Khalilzad, a National Security Council official and the highest-ranking Muslim in the American government, is expected to be posted to Kabul.
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Probe: A flier faxed by relief workers may have triggered raids.
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Alliance: President Arroyo says terrorism has brought the two countries together again.
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Media: Eleven days ago, with the Taliban in retreat, station played its first song in seven years.
