KABUL (Reuters) - Planes and cruise missiles pounded Kabul and other Afghan cities into the early hours of Thursday in the fiercest bombardments since U.S.-led attacks against Osama bin Laden and the ruling Taliban began four nights ago.(Read photo caption below) Anti-aircraft fire blazed away for much of Wednesday night and jets screamed over the capital as bombs and missiles struck at targets around the city, including the airport and near a central residential area.
A huge fire blazed for a while near lubricant storage area of the airport to the north of the city.
Because of a nightly curfew strictly enforced by Taliban authorities, it was not immediately possible to determine what damage had been caused or if there were any casualties.
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An F/A 18C Hornet fighter flies past the setting sun before landing on deck the of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the Arabian sea October 10, 2001. Aircraft are flying sorties from the Carl Vinson as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Ruben Sprich/Reuters)