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| Afghanistan |
| Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad struck |
| 2001-10-07 |
Five explosions rocked the southwest sector of the capital of Kabul, and blasts were also reported in the Taliban's headquarters, Kandahar, and the eastern city of Jalalabad, followed by the rattle of return anti-aircraft fire, according to news reports. The first explosions in Kabul could be heard about 12:27 p.m. EDT, or about 8:57 p.m. local time. The antt-aircraft firing tapered off for a few minutes but resumed after a jet aircraft could be heard passing over the city. The town of Khost was also hit, media reports said. Both terrorist Usama bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar survived the attacks, the Associated Press reported. A Taliban news service said that missiles had landed in every province, but that there was little property damage. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |