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From the archives: War in Afghanistan

When evidence pointed to Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda behind the attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States, with other nations, retaliated by bombing areas of Afghanistan, where the Taliban regime supported the terrorists.

Obama administration to ratchet up hunt for bin Laden

President-elect Barack Obama wants to renew the U.S. commitment to finding al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, according to his national security advisers.

Time.com: Inside the Bin Laden Manhunt

A Delta Force commander gives a rare glimpse into one of the most important manhunts in international history

Time.com: What a Top Terror Tracker Learned About Osama bin Laden

Q&A: Delta Force commander 'Dalton Fury' on the al-Qaeda leader and his loyalists

Time.com: Washington Is Risking War with Pakistan

As Wall Street collapsed with a bang, almost no one noticed that

Time.com: High-level Al-Qaeda Figure Captured

The Pentagon says authorities have captured a high-level al-Qaeda figure who helped Osama bin Laden escape from Afghanistan in 2001

Bin Laden associate transferred from CIA to Gitmo

The U.S. military has put a close associate of Osama bin Laden in prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Pentagon said Friday.

Time.com: U.S. Hunting Taliban in Tora Bora

The U.S. military received "credible reporting" of a sizable Taliban force at Tora Bora in eastern Afghanistan, leading to the latest offensive in that area, a top American general said

Insurgents killed in Afghan fighting near NATO outpost

Almost a dozen insurgents were killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan on Friday after militants attacked a force led by Afghan police, the U.S.-led coalition said.

Troops strike in Afghan mountains

Hundreds of U.S. and Afghan soldiers have embarked on a major operation against militants in the eastern Afghan region of Tora Bora, near the border with Pakistan, officials have told CNN.

Ivins: Saying something over again doesn't make it true

Is it just me, or was that the worst presidential press conference in history? So I went back and read it over. Of course, in print you don't get the testy tone: I heard it on radio and thought the man was about to blow up -- not just because he was being questioned, which Bush appears to consider an offensive action in the first place, but because people continue to refuse to see things the way he does. How can they be so stupid or malign, he appears to wonder.

Bergen: Bin Laden, CIA links hogwash

CNN terrorism analyst Peter Bergen says the notion that Osama bin Laden once worked for the CIA is "simply a folk myth" and that there's no shred of evidence to support such theories.

Tea time on the fault line

The Pakistani Ranger lifts his legs at almost impossible angles and goose-steps aggressively towards the border with India.

Democrats rip failure to find bin Laden

Several Democratic U.S. lawmakers pointed to a newly broadcast audiotape purported to be from Osama bin Laden as a sign that the Bush administration has wasted efforts in Iraq instead of adequately cracking down on al Qaeda.

Cheney: Guantanamo policy 'is the correct one'

Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday he doesn't believe revelations about the treatment of prisoners at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay have become an image problem for the United States and that the facility should not be shut down.

Document suggests bin Laden escaped at Tora Bora

A document from the U.S. military appears to contradict the Pentagon's previous statements that it does not know whether al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden escaped U.S. forces at Tora Bora in Afghanistan in December 2001.

Bush, Kerry focus on terror fight on the trail

The presidential candidates devoted their attention to voters in key battleground states Saturday, pushing their domestic agendas and underscoring their strategies to fight terrorism.

Kerry: U.S. 'paying the price' for losing bin Laden

Reacting to a new videotape of Osama bin Laden tossed into the closing days of a hard-fought presidential campaign, Sen. John Kerry renewed his claim that President Bush allowed the terrorist mastermind to escape in fall 2001.

Candidates bid for voter turnout

The final week of the campaign has begun with both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry trying to reach undecided voters and motivate their respective party bases.

Transcript: Would Bush lead another pre-emptive war?

The following is a partial transcript of the debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry held Thursday night at the University of Miami. The topic of the debate is foreign affairs, and the moderator is Jim Lehrer of PBS:

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