ISLAMABAD, OCT 11, SPA -- AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN
THE SOUTHERN AFGHAN CITY OF KANDAHAR IN THE FIERCEST NIGHT OF U.S. RAIDS SINCE
THE BOMBARDMENT BEGAN ON SUNDAY NIGHT, A TALIBAN COMMANDER SAID ON THURSDAY.
MULLAH MUHAMMAD AKHTAR USMANI, A LOCAL TALIBAN COMMANDER IN KANDAHAR, TOLD
REUTERS THAT NO MILITARY WERE AMONG THE 15 KILLED AND MANY WERE WOMEN AND
CHILDREN.
THE BOMBARDMENT CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND INTO THE DAY, STRIKING
TARGETS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT IS THE STRONGHOLD OF THE RULING TALIBAN. THE
AIRPORT WAS HIT, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO GIVE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGE
