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Operations

• KANDAHAR SURRENDER VOA 07 Dec. 2001-- Taleban rule in Afghanistan appears to be drawing to a close, with Taleban fighters turning over their weapons to local Pashtun forces in the southern city of Kandahar

Defense Policy / Programs

Government Statements and Transcripts

• Transcript: Bush Speaks at Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration 07 Dec. 2001-- Bush: Our war against terror is not a war against one terrorist leader or one terrorist group. Terrorism is a movement, an ideology that respects no boundary of nationality or decency. The terrorists despise creative societies and individual choice -- and thus they bear a special hatred for America. They desire to concentrate power in the hands of a few, and to force every life into grim and joyless conformity.
• Transcript: U.S. Plans to Open Mission in Kabul by December 22 07 Dec. 2001-- "We are working to put our mission in a state at which people can stay overnight, rather than just drop in for the day. And when we do, we will staff a diplomatic facility in Kabul, and I expect that to be open and operating before the 22nd," said Dobbins, who is the U.S. Special Representative to the Afghan Opposition.
• Text: Nine Congress Members Call for Stepped up Action Against Iraq 07 Dec. 2001-- "If we have learned one thing from the ongoing battle in Afghanistan, it is that working effectively in coordination with locals on the ground can significantly leverage our own use of military farce. While we have no doubt that in the long run, the United States will always prevail in battle with the likes of the Taliban (not to speak of Saddam Hussein), we also know that we can minimize casualties and shorten conflict by cooperating with opposition forces. That has been a key element of U.S. strategy for several decades."
• Transcript: Dod News briefing 07 Dec. 2001 -- The situation in Kandahar (...) reminds me of the situation in Mazar-e-Sharif some weeks back as well as the situation in Kunduz and Taliqan and in Herat. I think what we have seen report is in fact true. We have seen the surrender of a great many Taliban forces inside Kandahar. We are not yet sure, we do not yet have a sense of comfort that there is stability in the city and I don't expect that we will have a sense of comfort for perhaps two or three days, until we get a valid assessment of exactly what is going on in Kandahar.
• Defense Department Report, December 7: Afghanistan Operations 07 Dec. 2001-- General Franks says Kandahar situation remains unstable
• Excerpt: U.S. Delegation Goes to Saudi Arabia for Anti-Terrorism Talks 07 Dec. 2001-- Reeker: We have had a very constructive dialogue with Saudi Arabia on a wide range of issues, including this terrorist financing effort. And, as you are well aware, we are very satisfied with the level of Saudi cooperation.
• Text: Toepfer Cites Need to Assess Afghan Environment 07 Dec. 2001-- Toepher: "People cannot secure real and sustainable economic development against a background of contaminated water, polluted land and marginalized natural resources,"
• Text: NATO Takes Comprehensive Approach Against Terrorism 07 Dec. 2001-- "Accordingly, we have decided to support, individually and collectively, the ongoing U.S.-led military operations against the terrorists who perpetrated the 11 September outrages and those who provide them sanctuary,"

US Domestic Responses

• UZBEKISTAN / POWELL VOA 07 Dec. 2001-- U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell travels to the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan today (Friday) as part of efforts to build support for the war against terrorism.

International Responses

• ROBINSON / AFGHANISTAN VOA 07 Dec. 2001-- The U-N Human Rights Commissioner, Mary Robinson, says the United Nations must investigate reported human rights abuses taking place in Afghanistan. Speaking in Geneva (today/Friday) ahead of Human Rights Day on Monday, she also expressed concern about possible racial profiling in the United States
• AFGHAN REFUGEES VOA 07 Dec. 2001-- International aid agencies say they are concerned that Afghans in the north of the country may face starvation because aid cannot reach them
• BRITAIN / AFGHAN VOA 07 Dec. 2001-- Britain says the United States has the right to bring Afghan Taleban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar to justice

Defense Industry

• The 100th Boeing Delta II Launches with Success Boeing 07 Dec 2001 -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] marked a page in history today by successfully completing the 100th Delta II mission to deploy NASA's Jason-1 and TIMED satellites into polar orbits. The Boeing Delta II roared into the sky at 7:07 a.m. PST from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 07 Dec 2001

News Reports

• December 11 Ceremonies to Commemorate Terror Attacks on U.S. USIA 07 Dec. 2001-- Bush to lead ceremony at White House
• C-I-A / SECURITY VOA 07 Dec. 2001-- A private security company under fire for using convicts and foreign nationals at major U-S airports has also provided guard services to the Central Intelligence Agency
• AFGHAN / KARZAI PROFILE VOA 07 Dec. 2001-- Hamid Karzai, the man named this week to head an interim administration in Afghanistan that takes over December 22nd is not a new player in the strife-torn country.
• NATO / RUSSIA VOA 07 Dec. 2001-- NATO and Russia have opened a new era of cooperation
• AFGHAN / FIGHTER VOA 07 Dec. 2001-- With the Taleban in virtual collapse and a political agreement signed among Afghanistan's opposition parties, peace for the coutnry may finally be in sight. Peace will be a welcome development for all Afghans, but in particular for the men who have been doing the fighting
• Senior Taliban Leaders Expected to Be Brought to Justice USIA 07 Dec. 2001-- CIC's Keith also comments on negotiations for surrender of Kandahar