1. American jets bombarded the center of the Afghan capital Thursday, apparently in an attempt to destroy a Taliban tank unit in the heart of the city. 2. American jets flew much lower than they have in recent days, apparently trying to provide close air support for alliance forces. 3. American jets sought retreating Taliban soldiers, and targeted caves where bin Laden or his associates could have hidden. 4. As Taliban forces fled later in the day, American jets bombed their vehicles. 5. -- Replacing some American jet service with American Eagle turboprop commuter service. 6. A day after mounting an attack that Iraq said had disabled an oil pipeline, American jets attacked a dozen targets in northern Iraq on Monday. 7. A helicopter that crashed in the mountains trying to evacuate a sick commando had to be bombed by an American jet to protect its secret equipment. 8. A string of explosions rocked Kabul, the Afghan capital, as American jets roared overhead late Thursday night and dropped bombs, witnesses said. 9. A Pentagon spokesman confirmed that a battle had taken place there and said that American jets had bombed the prison in support of the Northern Alliance. 10. A week ago American jets fired on Iraqi aircraft in their first air-to-air confrontation in six years, but they also missed. |