Britain, Pakistan Agree on Post-Taliban Scenario
Pakistan and Britain agreed Friday that any post-Taliban government in Afghanistan must be broad-based and include all major ethnic groups, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said.
Rumsfeld Plays Down Military Role in War
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Thursday played down the role of military strikes in the war against terrorism, saying there was only a "small" chance that actual terrorists would be killed.
Uzbekistan Grants U.S. Use of Airfield, Awaits 1,000 Troops
Uzbekistan gave the United States the go-ahead Friday to use one of its air bases in the showdown with Afghanistan as 1,000 elite U.S. troops headed to the former Soviet republic in the first major deployment of ground troops.
U.S. Seeks to Curb Al-Jazeera's Freedom of Speech
The emir of Qatar said that he had been asked by the U.S. to exert his influence over the Qatar-based al-Jazeera television station because of its airing of "anti-American sentiments", a BBC online report said Thursday.
Britain, Pakistan Agree on Post-Taliban Scenario
Rumsfeld Plays Down Military Role in War
Uzbekistan Grants U.S. Use of Airfield, Awaits 1,000 Troops
U.S. Seeks to Curb Al-Jazeera's Freedom of Speech
