Operations
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Operations

• AFGHAN ATTACKS VOA 27 Oct. 2001-- U-S warplanes repeatedly struck Taleban positions just to the north of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Saturday, as Taleban fighters claim to have defeated an opposition offensive to capture the northern town of Mazar-e-Sharif.

Defense Policy / Programs

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US Domestic Responses

International Responses

• RUSSIA / AFGHAN VOA 27 Oct. 2001-- Russia is reportedly supplying powerful new weapons to the Northern Alliance that is fighting the Taleban in Afghanistan

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

News Reports

• BAHRAIN'S ROLE VOA 27 Oct. 2001-- President Bush has just designated Bahrain a "major non-NATO ally," which acknowledges the country's military help to the United States in the war on terrorism. The small Persian Gulf country serves as port for the U-S Navy's fifth fleet and as logistics center for two aircraft carrier groups. It is also making democratic progress that is welcomed by its people, some of whom were jailed or deported on political grounds in the past
• BUSH / AVIATION SECURITY VOA 27 Oct. 2001-- President Bush wants to increase aviation security with tougher federal standards for airport baggage inspectors