Talks collapse; rebels attack Kunduz

Pentagon Wants AC-130s in Uzbekistan

According to the Associated Press, Syed Tayyab Agha, a Taliban spokesman, said that the U. S. "should forget the 11 September attacks,'' because "The attacks have taken place in America and the people who performed and did the attacks, they were in America, so this is not something connecting with Afghanistan.'' That drew a sharp response from U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz. "I can assure them we will not forget about Sept. 11,'' Wolfowitz said in Washington. "We are moving on, and I think before long the world will forget about the Taliban.''

There is a long article from "The Wall Street Journal" on MSNBC about CIA covert operations. Since I have to go to work now, I don't have time to read it, but I'm putting up a link here so as not to let it get away from me. After I read it, if I don't think it is newsworthy, I'll delete this post. CIA-backed team used brutal means to break up terrorist cell in Albania

Television returns to Afghanistan--It is touching to realize how happy the residents of Kabul, Afghanistan are since the departure of the Taliban. Their delight is shown by how they have embraced the return of television and motion pictures, after an absence of five years.

In "CIA units play a central combat role," the WashingtonPost.com, via MSNBC, reports of the central importance of the activities of the CIA's Special Activities Division, within Afghanistan.

After being off the air for five years, Kabul Television is back on the air, broadcasting with a ten-watt transmitter! This is great news.