America orders warplanes to Gulf
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The first stage in plans by the US for a military response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon has been to move aircraft including bombers and fighters to the Middle East. It is likely that this deployment will include Special Forces that could be used inside Afghanistan.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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From atrocity to retaliation: a month of diplomatic and military moves
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The diplomatic initiatives and military planning that have taken place since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon are discussed. Osama bin Laden was almost immediately named as the prime suspect, and this led nearly a month later to military action being launched against Afghanistan by the US and the UK.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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Another night, another relentless wave of bombs
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Some 20 US aircraft were involved in the second night of attacks on Afghanistan. The targets were command-and-control centres in Kandahar and close to Kabul, emphasizing the determination by the Allies to wipe out the military capacity of the Afghan regime and the al-Qa'ida terrorist network.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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