At the United Nations, officials announced a one-day delay in a conference in Bonn aimed at paving the way for a new Afghan government following the Taliban's collapse. The meeting will now open Tuesday because of delays in getting participants to the venue in Bonn. Former President Burhanuddin Rabbani cannot simply reoccupy his old position as the countryâs ruler, said Ahmed Wali Massood, who is also the brother of the Northern Allianceâs slain military chief. Massood said Thursday that Rabbani would be part of the transitional government to be created under the auspices of the United Nations - nothing more. Rabanni says he is ready to step down if next week's meeting in Bonn decides to name a new head of government.
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A female journalist working for the independent British news network ITN was injured near Mazar-i-Sharif today when a Taliban soldier blew himself up with a hand grenade.
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Advance elements of an alliance force have entered Helmand province, to the west Kandahar. The Taliban reported they had captured 25 opposition fighters who attacked them near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces.
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A senior militia commander in the eastern city of Jalalabad said that he believed Osama Bin Laden was moving at night on horseback and sleeping in caves during the day. Hazrat Ali, a senior anti-Taliban militia commander, said that he had received reports from trusted informants that Bin Laden was seen at an al-Qaeda and Taliban base called Tora Bora, high in the mountains, as recently as three days ago. "We are Afghans, and Afghan people do not want foreigners in our country. When the villagers see Bin Laden, they tell us," Ali said. He claimed almost everyone in the country knows of the $25 million reward for information leading to Bin Laden's capture.
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Fighting was also reported near Bala Zare, 60 miles east of Kandahar. Fighters under former governor Gul Agha, attacked Taliban positions with air support from U.S. warplanes, but were driven back and suffered heavy casualties.
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A convoy of 47 trucks carrying World Food Programme (WFP) supplies has reached Kabul despite an ambush by masked bandits during the journey from Peshawar in northern Pakistan. The UN agency's delivery - 1,000 tonnes of wheat - is being stored in a warehouse ready for distribution to the worst-affected areas north and west of the city. Some of the trucks were stopped near the town of Sarobi by robbers who stole money and personal possessions from the drivers.
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More than 1,000 pro-Taliban fighters surrendered in Kunduz, including hundreds of foreigners loyal to Osama bin Laden. Other foreigners remained there, vowing to fight to the end. Alliance commanders had said they expected the Taliban command to complete the surrender of the city by Monday under a deal negotiated in recent days.
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At Maidan Shahr an estimated 2,000 Taleban fighters handed over their heavy weapons after the two sides agreed to end several days of fighting. The commander of the Taleban forces at Maidan Shahr, Haji Ghulam Mohammed Maidani, told the BBC that his fighters were being allowed to return to their homes.
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At least 35 US special forces soldiers were killed and many injured in a firefight this week with pro-Taliban troops in southern Afghanistan, the Pakistani newspaper The News reported. The US Defense Department dismissed the report as "absolutely false."
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Malaysian police arrested renegade Philippine governor Nur Misuari and six supporters when they tried to slip into the country by boat early Saturday. Misuari and his supporters will be turned over to the Philippine government "as soon as possible."
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Tajikistan is expected to allow the deployment of French fighter planes at a Tajik base for operations in Afghanistan. The six fighter jets and two refuelling planes and about 200 crew and support personnel would join operations against Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda network.
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The United States and Pakistan are at odds over the fate of Pakistani jehadis trapped in Kunduz. Differences surfaced over Pakistan's insistence that its jehadis be released and sent home to face legal proceedings, which was rejected by US-led coalition. About 1300 of the fighters holed up in Konduz are believed to be Pakistanis.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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