| U.S. forces and their allies held a somber ceremony Saturday, in Afghanistan to remember those killed three years ago in the September 11 attacks on the United States. Soldiers at the main U.S. base at Bagram watched video footage of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. A U.S. military spokesman, Major Scott Nelson, told reporters in the Afghan capital, Kabul, that Taleban militants linked to the al-Qaida terrorist network are losing support across Afghanistan. However, the Operation Commander for U.S. forces in Afghanistan told the Associated Press that Osama bin Laden and his deputies still seem to be directing attacks in the country. Major General Eric Olson said he did not think the insurgents were close to being defeated, but insisted that a successful presidential election in October could convince many to give up the fight. |