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Strikes resume on Afghanistan

Strikes resume on Afghanistan

重新開始攻擊阿富汗

October 13, 2001 Posted: 11:12 HKT (0312 GMT)

(CNN) -- The U.S.-led air campaign against Taliban forces in Afghanistan resumed early Saturday. Witnesses reported hearing explosions in Kabul, the country's capital.

(CNN)∼美國領導空軍對抗阿富汗Taliban勢力在禮拜六稍早又從新開始。目擊者報告說聽到喀布爾(Kabul,阿富汗首都)的爆炸聲。

Planned attacks were canceled Friday for the Muslim day of prayer. That respite came after overnight airstrikes that witnesses called the fiercest of the campaign, now six days old.

有計劃的攻擊在禮拜五為了回教的祈禱日被取消。此暫緩緊隨而來的是整夜的空襲,目擊者聲稱那是這六天來最凶猛的攻擊。

Warplanes struck six facilities before dawn Friday, using about 15 carrier-based strike planes and 10 land-based bombers, said Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Conditions on the ground prevented airdrops of humanitarian aid over Afghanistan, but drops were expected to resume Friday, he said.

Gen. Richard Myers(參謀首長聯席會議的主席)說:「戰鬥機在禮拜五破曉之前攻擊了六個地方,使用了大約15個可從航空母艦起飛的攻擊機,以及10個從地面起飛的轟炸機。」他說:「在地面上的條件是基於對阿富汗的人道主義而為了預防空投,但是此空投預期禮拜五將重新開始。」

"We know that we have found some concentrations of Taliban and al Qaeda forces, and we know that they are moving -- that their life is more difficult, and the places where they have stayed, some of them have disappeared," Rumsfeld said.

Rumsfeld說:「我們知道我們已發現一些Taliban和al Qaeda勢力的集中點,以及他們正在移動∼他們的生活更加困難,以及他們曾停留的一些地方某些人已突然離開消失了。」

Latest developments

最新的發展

• In New York, Delta Air Lines Friday evening canceled a nonstop flight to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in what airline officials called a "security-related issue." According to sources, two men, described as Middle Eastern, bought one-way tickets on Delta flight 80 and two others inquired about one-way passages. The FBI detained the two before boarding began at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Passengers were booked on another Delta flight to Amsterdam.

在紐約,Delta航空禮拜五晚上取消一個本來未被停止飛往Netherlands阿姆斯特丹的航線,航空官方人員聲稱「與安全事件相關。」根據來源,兩個據說是中東的人,買了一張單程票,以及兩個其它被詢問兩個其它被詢問關於單稱機票的乘客。FBI在約翰甘乃迪國際機前前,留住這兩個人。乘客被安排前往另一個Delta航空前往阿姆斯特丹的航線。

• If U.S. troops in the Balkan peacekeeping force were needed on the front lines in Afghanistan, NATO troops from other member nations would gladly take their place, said NATO Secretary-General George Robertson. He spoke Friday on CNN's "Larry King Live."

 

• The FAA Friday partially lifted the ban on flights of private planes near 30 major metropolitan areas, reversing a temporary policy put in effect following the September 11 terrorist attacks. Beginning Monday, private flying will gradually resume in and around Houston, Texas; Kansas City, Missouri; Memphis, Tennessee; New Orleans, Louisiana; and St. Louis, Missouri.

• Anti-Taliban forces are making gains on the battlefield in the wake of the U.S. bombing campaign in Afghanistan, two senior Pentagon officials indicated Friday, citing U.S. intelligence. Those officials said they believe reports that opposition forces have captured Chaghcharan, a major town on the main road from the capital Kabul to the western city of Herat. (Full story)

• The widow of a victim of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center is suing those whom the U.S. government holds responsible. The suit was filed late Thursday on behalf of an anonymous plaintiff, named Jane Doe, whose husband, is named as "T.S."

• An Arizona resident of Middle Eastern descent was indicted Friday on charges of lying to the FBI about his alleged relationship with Hani Hanjour, whom authorities believe was the terrorist pilot who crashed an American Airlines flight into the Pentagon on September 11. Faisal Michael Al Salmi of Tempe was indicted by a federal grand jury in Phoenix for repeatedly denying any association with Hanjour. Faisal Michael al Salmi is also charged with lying about another acquaintance of Hanjour. (Full story)

• The House Friday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give broad new powers to law enforcement to go after suspected terrorists. It authorizes roving wiretaps and makes harboring terrorists a crime. The bill is similar to one passed by the Senate one day earlier. Both now head to a conference committee. (Full story)

• The nation's largest airport screening company, Argenbright Holdings Ltd., faces a court hearing to answer charges that it has violated a court order against hiring screeners without doing background checks, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Friday. He said violations had occurred at 13 airports, including two where hijacked flights originated on September 11.

• An envelope containing a white powder and addressed to NBC "Nightly News" anchorman Tom Brokaw was opened by a female staff member who later tested positive for cutaneous (skin) anthrax infection, authorities said Friday. NBC said the woman is in good condition and is expected to recover. The suspicious substance has been tested three times and found negative for anthrax. (Full story)

• Uzbekistan has formally agreed to let the United States use its airspace and the "necessary military and civilian infrastructure" at one of its airports for the U.S.-led military campaign against Afghan targets, the two nations announced Friday.

• The Bush administration added 39 names Friday to the 27-strong list of individuals and organizations whose assets in the United States are being frozen because they are suspected of providing financial support to terrorist groups. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill signed the "blocking order" Friday. The administration is providing the list to other governments as well, asking them to join the international crackdown on terror financing. (Full story)

• Five NATO airborne warning and control aircraft arrived at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to help patrol the skies over the United States, U.S. and NATO officials told CNN. The deployment marks the first time non-U.S. airplanes have been used for military purposes in U.S. airspace. (Full story)

• In Pakistan, thousands of angry anti-American protesters gathered in the cities of Islamabad and Quetta. Other demonstrations took place in Iran, Indonesia and Turkey, a NATO ally. (Full story)

• Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said Thursday that Secretary of State Colin Powell will seek to "lower the temperature" between India and Pakistan when he visits the region this week. Powell will caution India not to take any action against Pakistan while its attention is diverted to the current U.S. military campaign against Afghanistan, a senior administration official told CNN. (Full story)

• A memorial was dedicated Friday in Norfolk, Virginia, to the 17 sailors who died, one year ago on October 12, in the bombing attack on the USS Cole in Yemen. (Full story)

• Retail sales in the United States plunged in September, the government said Friday, as the aftershocks of last month's terrorist attacks cut far deeper into consumer spending than analysts expected. (Full story)


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