8 October 2001 BISHKEK, 8 October (TCA)–The United States and Britain launched a first wave of air strikes against Afghanistan on 7 October and President Bush said the action heralded a “sustained, comprehensive and relentless” campaign against terrorism. Eyewitnesses said they saw flashes and heard explosions over the Afghan capital of Kabul in the first […]

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