 |
US Launches Fiercest Daylight Attack on Kabul Monday
US-led forces launched the fiercest daylight attack on Kabul Monday, according to news reports from Kabul.
Warplanes began roaring high above the city shortly after dawn and were still flying back to strike in the afternoon.
At least 10 large explosions were heard in the north of the city and a traditional Afghan mud-brick civilian home may have been hit, the reports said.
The airport just outside the city and the Taliban military bases are the main U.S. targets, all within the city and close to residential areas.
The early morning bombing on Kabul started about five hours after U.S.-led forces ended a night attack in which at least seven bombs were dropped.
Meanwhile, daytime raids also targeted Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan, hitting a Taliban military base just outside the city, the reports said.
In This Section
|