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Thousands of Civilians Try to Flee Afghanistan, Fearing U.S. Attack

Officials from Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban movement have started to flee the capital, Kabul, amid growing expectations of U.S. attacks. Fear of reprisal has triggered a rush to get families out of the cities. Thousands of people have flooded over the eastern border to the already overflowing refugee camps of Pakistan. These who couldn’t leave were bracing for war, stocking up on food, as prices soared and the Afghan currency slid....
Sep 17, 2001 | Story
Sounds of the Street; Activists Mourn the Dead While Denouncing the March to War and Attacks on Muslim and Arab Americans

Racist violence against Arabs or people of Arabic descent has increased around the world. The BBC is reporting that an Afghan taxi driver has been paralyzed after an attack in London. In New York, a caller threatened to harm hundreds of students in an Islamic school. In Texas, a mosque was firebombed. In Wyoming, an angry group of shoppers chased a woman and her children from a Wal-Mart. In Bridgeview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, police stopped...
Sep 17, 2001 | Story
European Nations Worry about United States' Headlong March to War

A team of senior Pakistan officials is to fly to Kandahar today to press the ruling Taliban to hand over Osama bin Laden and help prevent a potential catastrophe in the region. The Taliban, however, continue to insist neither they nor bin Laden had the capacity to organize an international plot that saw trained pilots hijack large passenger jets and Boston in Washington. [includes rush transcript]
Sep 17, 2001 | Story
The First Reporter to Interview the Head of the Taliban, and the Last to Interview Osama Bin Laden (Cont.)

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Sep 19, 2001 | Story
The First Reporter to Interview the Head of the Taliban, and the Last to Interview Osama Bin Laden

Today, the leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban movement appealed to the United States for patience in its call for Osama bin Laden to be handed over as a prime suspect in attacks on New York and Washington last week, and asked to see proof in the case. The United States has warned Afghanistan to surrender the Saudi exile, whom Washington believes is behind the attacks that left nearly 6,000 people dead and missing.
Sep 19, 2001 | Story
As President Bush Warns of An Imminent Military Attack On Afghanistan, Families Who Lost Loved Ones in the World Trade Center Attacks Say "Not in My Name"

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers today refused to hand over Osama bin Laden and warned that U.S. attempts to apprehend him by force could plunge the whole region into crisis.
Sep 21, 2001 | Story
"Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America, and International Terrorism": Correspondent John Cooleydiscusses the Investigation in Germany, Osama Bin Laden's Financial Assets, and His Book, the Mostdetailed Ac

Two weeks after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, investigators have not yet identified anyknowing accomplices in the United States or uncovered a broad support network that assisted the 19 hijackers. Thisaccording to a senior law enforcement official in yesterday’s New York Times.
Sep 26, 2001 | Story
A Grieving Family Tells Bush "Not in Our Son's Name"

Despite the Bush Administration’s refusal to actually release evidence that might link Osama Bin Laden to the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the mass media has lined up almost without exception in support of wide ranging military action against Afghanistan and perhaps other countries.
Sep 27, 2001 | Story
NATO Declares There Is Clear Evidence That Bin Laden Is Guilty -- a Look at the Fbi Investigation Into the September 11 Attacks

NATO Secretary-General Lord Robertson announced today that the United States had presented "clear and compelling evidence" that points "conclusively" to involvement of Osama bin Laden and his Al-Qaida network in last month’s attack in New York and Washington.
Oct 02, 2001 | Story
U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan Look for Targets to Bomb - Not Bin Laden

NATO yesterday claimed that the U.S. had provided "clear and compelling proof" that Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network were linked to the September 11 attacks. In response, the alliance announced that it was ready to fight with the U.S. in an attack on Afghanistan.
Oct 03, 2001 | Story

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Thousands of Civilians Try to Flee Afghanistan, Fearing U.S. Attack

Sounds of the Street; Activists Mourn the Dead While Denouncing the March to War and Attacks on Muslim and Arab Americans

European Nations Worry about United States' Headlong March to War

The First Reporter to Interview the Head of the Taliban, and the Last to Interview Osama Bin Laden (Cont.)

The First Reporter to Interview the Head of the Taliban, and the Last to Interview Osama Bin Laden

As President Bush Warns of An Imminent Military Attack On Afghanistan, Families Who Lost Loved Ones in the World Trade Center Attacks Say "Not in My Name"

"Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America, and International Terrorism": Correspondent John Cooleydiscusses the Investigation in Germany, Osama Bin Laden's Financial Assets, and His Book, the Mostdetailed Ac

A Grieving Family Tells Bush "Not in Our Son's Name"

NATO Declares There Is Clear Evidence That Bin Laden Is Guilty -- a Look at the Fbi Investigation Into the September 11 Attacks

U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan Look for Targets to Bomb - Not Bin Laden

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