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	INTERACTIVE Animation: Caves of Afghanistan 3D models: US Military Weapons Northern Alliance takeover Northern Alliance takeover (Day 2) Taliban: Military Arsenal Special Forces combat equipment Key Players: Balance of power in Afghanistan The Northern Alliance Joint Chiefs Overview: Special Operations Forces U.S. aircraft gallery U.S. carriers gallery 3D models: U.S. aircraft U.S. weapons gallery Mazar-e Sharif battle timeline Profile of released American aid workers Bin Laden's Messages: Terror on Tape	TIMELINES Chronology of Terror INFO Reserve activations New Aerial Offensive Equipment carried by a Special Operations soldier PHOTO GALLERY Exclusive images: Al Qaeda base in ruins U.S. special forces in Afghanistan Kabul Liberated Refugees U.S. raid in Afghanistan Damage in Kabul U.S. military in action Damage Assessment - October 15, 2001 Damage Assessment - October 11, 2001 Damage Assessment - October 10, 2001 Convoy to Northern Afghanistan First Attack Humanitarian Relief Mission Damage Assessment USS Enterprise Homecoming	MAPS Ethnic makeup of Afghanistan Refugee map Bases for coalition operations Building a coalition Afghanistan's Civil War Afghanistan

December 31

Anti-Taliban forces on Omar's reported trail
Afghan peacekeeping pact reached

December 30

101st Airborne headed for Afghanistan
U.N., new Afghan government in accord on peacekeepers
Nic Robertson: Eastern Alliance fighters say bin Laden has fled
U.N., Afghan government agree on peacekeepers

December 29

Number of detainees doubles at Kandahar airport
Bill Hemmer: Detainees 'scared to death'
Afghans suffer mental toll in decades of war
Walter Rodgers: Special Forces keep low profile
Bush pleased with war progress

December 28

Bush envisions long stay in Afghanistan for U.S. troops
Afghan intelligence official: Bin Laden in Pakistan
Afghan tribal leaders call for end to bombing
Bill Hemmer: Special Forces leaving Tora Bora?
Marines, Army prepare for transition at Kandahar airport

December 27

Bin Laden says U.S. economy was target
John Vause: Conflicting reports on bin Laden's location
U.S. to hold detainees at Guantanamo Bay
More suspects detained as Marines prepare move to Kandahar airport
Bill Hemmer: Marine reaction to bin Laden tape
A new bin Laden statement

December 26

Bin Laden calls Sept. 11 attacks 'blessed terror'
White House calls bin Laden tape 'propaganda'
U.N. sends 80,000 tons of food into Afghanistan
Afghan interim leader: Taliban no longer a force
Marines will not join Tora Bora search
Bill Hemmer: Marine progress at airport
Political confidence inspires refugee return
Marines going to Tora Bora to hunt bin Laden

December 25

Rumsfeld calls military 'sharp sword of freedom'
Marines going to Tora Bora to hunt bin Laden

December 24

Taliban fighters surrender weapons
Afghan official: Convoy had 4 al Qaeda members
Harris Whitbeck: Afghan unity behind defense appointment
Marines going to Tora Bora to hunt bin Laden

December 23

Karzai envisions Afghanistan free from terror
Taliban giving up arms as new Afghan era begins

December 22

Afghan official: U.S. strike hits tribal delegates
John Vause: 'Emotional swearing-in' at Kabul
Pentagon to use new bomb on Afghan caves
Amanda Kibel: Ex-Taliban members handing over weapons
Whitbeck: Afghanistan's historic day
A new era for Afghanistan
Airstrikes resume over eastern Afghanistan

December 21

Airstrikes resume over eastern Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai no stranger to leadership
Bin Laden named 9 hijackers on tape
White House: Decision on Walker not imminent
Re-examining Tora Bora
Kamal Hyder: Pakistan searches for al Qaeda fighters
Harris Whitbeck: New York firefighters, police in Afghanistan
Peacekeepers arrive in Kabul

December 20

Bush targets Kashmir 'terror group'
Terror alert extended through Jan. 2
White House marks 100 days in war on terrorism
Sources: Marines could search Tora Bora
Walker: Prison uprising was 'mistake'
Transcript of John Walker interview
Keeping the peace

December 19

Walker: Prison uprising was 'a mistake'
Bush pondering less-than-treason charges
New Afghan leaders prepare for peace
Search continues for bin Laden
Amanda Kibel: bin Laden's hideout
U.S. Kabul embassy a 1989 time capsule
Nic Robertson: Tora Bora searches continue
Al Qaeda battle in Yemen - sources
Karzai gets blessing from ex-king
Bin Laden remains elusive

December 18

U.S. defends treatment of American Taliban figher
U.S. analyzing more al Qaeda videos
Afghan fighters search caves for bin Laden
Mike Chinoy: C-130s not fired on
Yemen moves on al Qaeda - sources
Afghan official: No rush to nab Omar
Yemeni forces move on al Qaeda
Bin Laden remains elusive

December 17

U.S. ponders American Taliban figher's fate
Report: American Taliban trained with al Qaeda
Injured U.S. Marines out of Afghanistan
Maj. Gen. David Grange: Searching the caves
Navy honors Pentagon heroes
Bin Laden's whereabouts still a mystery
Britain ready to lead Afghan force
U.S. raises flag over former embassy in Kabul
Walter Rodgers: Al Qaeda fighters say bin Laden nearby
Bin Laden remains elusive

December 16

Saudi officials identify man on bin Laden tape
Giuliani: Consider death penalty for American Taliban fighter
Rumsfeld meets new Afghan leaders
Blast injures three U.S. Marines
Suspect chemical war camp found
Eastern Alliance commanders believe al Qaeda fleeing
Blast injures three U.S. Marines
Walter Rodgers: Al Qaeda location unknown
Mike Chinoy: I heard the land mine explosion
Rumsfeld meets new Kabul leaders
Closing in around Tora Bora

December 15

A Pentagon survivor's story
U.S. 'reasonably certain' it heard bin Laden radio call
Poll: Most Americans back assassinating terrorists
Mike Chinoy: Marines setting up detention center
Afghan refugees 'stream back'
Al Qaeda under attack in Tora Bora

December 14

Opposition closes in on al Qaeda at Tora Bora
Bush: Tape a 'devastating declaration of guilt'
Gen. Wesley Clark: Pakistanis' role critical
Sheik in bin Laden videotape may be Saudi cleric
War experts: U.S. campaign cost-effective
Australian-Taliban to be handed over to U.S. military
Bernard Haykel: Muslim reaction to the bin Laden videotape
Ben Wedeman: Al Qaeda defiant
Brent Sadler: 'Hunt-and-kill operations' in Tora Bora
Marines occupy Kandahar airport

December 13

Bin Laden on tape: Attacks 'all that we had hoped for'
Sadler: Renewed attacks on al Qaeda positions
Amanpour: Muslim reaction to bin Laden tape
Reactions to bin Laden videotape
Susan Candiotti: The bin Laden tape and terrorism investigation update
Excerpts from bin Laden tape
Official: Bin Laden between valleys at Tora Bora
Maj. Gen. David Grange: The challenge of peacekeeping
Deadline expires as assault continues

December 12

Bin Laden videotape's release postponed
Australia mulls fate of captured fighter
U.S., Canada sign 'smart border' declaration
Peter Tomsen: Stabilizing post-Taliban Afghanistan
Sources: Interview with bin Laden never aired
Sources: American Taliban fighter says new attack planned on U.S.
Indonesia 'has al Qaeda camps'
Amanpour: Karzai wants commitment to Afghanistan
Al Qaeda is offered freedom in exchange for bin Laden
Brett Sadler: Demand for bin Laden surrender
Germany bans extremist group
Australian al Qaeda fighter captured
B-1 crew rescued in Indian Ocean

December 11

Amanpour: Establishing security in Kandahar
Australian al Qaeda fighter captured
Afghan leaders urge al Qaeda to surrender
Washington's Afghan envoy to reopen Kabul embassy
U.S. officials visit Somalia
Ben Wedeman: A deadline for al Qaeda
Brent Sadler: Inside the ruins of an al Qaeda base
Al Qaeda forces face ultimatum

December 10

U.S. likely to release bin Laden tape
Britain to lead Afghan peacekeeping effort
Maj. Gen. David Grange: Cutting off al Qaeda
Afghans say al Qaeda surrounded
Memorials for 4 Americans killed in Afghanistan
Marines move into U.S. Embassy in Kabul
UK vows to hand over bin Laden
Ben Wedeman: Al Qaeda forces surrounded
Nic Robertson: Stability holding in Kandahar
Sadler: Advances on Tora Bora
Return of the 'daisy cutter'

December 9

Talks yield agreement on interim Kandahar leader
Official: UK opposes execution of bin Laden
Wallace: Officials debate release of bin Laden tape
U.S. getting information from captured American
Cheney: Tape evidence bin Laden behind terror attacks
U.S. bombers pound White Mountains
Nic Robertson: Kandahar in limbo
Brent Sadler: U.S. mountain attacks 'intense'
White Mountains, black smoke

December 8

U.S. Taliban fighter held at Marine base in Afghanistan
Marines searching for al Qaeda fighters
Assault continues on Tora Bora
U.S. forces, Eastern Alliance focus on mountains
U.S. troops died heroes - comrades
Mystery over Omar's whereabouts
U.S. soldier's body arrives in Germany
Robertson: Kandahar forces discuss power-sharing
Omar, Taliban flee Kandahar

December 7

Gen. Wesley Clark: Taliban 'rats' bolt
Marines near Kandahar on high alert
Maj. Gen. Don Shepperd: Omar's disappearance poses problems
Injured U.S. troops moved to Germany
Celebrations, confusion as Kandahar falls
Navy ships searching for al Qaeda in Arabian Sea
Nic Robertson: Kandahar and Spin Boldak fall
Brent Sadler: Intense assault on Tora Bora
Taliban lose grip on last stronghold

December 6

Bodies of two Green Berets arrive in Germany
Tora Bora, Kandahar see intense fighting
Soldier's brother: 'He lived life large'
Tim Lister: Al Qaeda dug in
Kandahar surrender to begin Friday
Nic Robertson: Taliban surrender of Kandahar
Brent Sadler: Resistance stiff at Tora Bora
Will the Taliban surrender Kandahar?

December 5

Sadler: The 'new front line' near Tora Bora
Walter Rodgers: Evacuating B-52 bomb victims
Bomb kills 3 U.S. soldiers, 5 Afghan fighters
Grange: Fratricide common in war
Anti-Taliban fighters rush to Tora Bora
Number of Afghan refugees returning from Iran grows
Jim Clancy: Targeting al Qaeda in Tora Bora
UK prepares to extend terror fight
Casualties from errant bomb

December 4

Anti-Taliban fighters battle al Qaeda
Rumsfeld: No decision on American Taliban
Al Qaeda interested in 'dirty bomb,' U.S. says
Clancy: Fight for Kandahar
Kandahar under fire; agreement reached in Germany

December 3

Friends, family shocked American was Taliban fighter
Bombing further isolates Kandahar
On the way to war
U.S. forces prepare for possible Kandahar assault
Nic Robertson: Gearing up for Kandahar
Eastern Afghan tribal chiefs meet
Kandahar isolated as opposition gears up

December 2

Maj. Gen. Don Shepperd: Taking care of Kandahar
Afghans say more civilians wounded
Clinton aides rejected al Qaeda info, story says
Taliban fighter from prison uprising says he's American
Marines could move against Kandahar
Marines: Kandahar campaign at 'culmination point'

December 1

U.S. denies bombs hit Afghan villages
Ben Wedeman: The search for bin Laden
Taliban survivors of prison revolt surrender
Marines dig in near Kandahar
Walter Rodgers: Marines await action near Kandahar
Late-night talks in Koenigswinter