War on terrorism

British al-Qaida suspect's father threatens hunger strike
The father of a British al-Qaida suspect arrested in Pakistan has threatened to go on hunger strike unless his son is released.
09:22 Monday 8th April 2002

Blair flies back to Iraq row
Tony Blair is facing a major row with an element within the Labour Party over his threat to use military action to topple Saddam Hussein.
04:19 Monday 8th April 2002

Blair threatens action against "brutal" Iraq regime
Tony Blair has threatened military action to topple Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's "brutal" regime.
19:31 Sunday 7th April 2002

Pakistani investigators to leave for Guantanamo Bay
A team of Pakistani intelligence officers will go to Cuba to help United States authorities interrogate prisoners held at Camp X-Ray.
14:48 Sunday 7th April 2002

Rockets fired at peacekeepers' Kabul HQ
At least two rockets have been fired at the headquarters of peacekeeping troops in Kabul.
09:36 Sunday 7th April 2002

UN reports mass graves in central Afghanistan
The United Nations says three mass graves have been found in the central Afghanistan region of Bamiyan.
09:18 Sunday 7th April 2002

Easyjet and Go demand photo ID for domestic flights
Easyjet and Go say passengers won't be allowed on domestic flights without a passport or photo ID.
10:50 Saturday 6th April 2002

British peacekeepers trade gunfire in Kabul
British peacekeepers traded gunfire with Afghans in crime-plagued west Kabul, only to find they had been mistaken for robbers on the prowl.
09:42 Saturday 6th April 2002

American-born prisoner moved to military jail in US
An American-born prisoner from the Afghan war has been transferred from the US Navy base in Cuba to a military jail in Virginia while the Justice Department decides his legal status.
00:34 Saturday 6th April 2002

Afghan pamphlets offer money for dead Westerners
Al-Qaida and Taliban supporters in Afghanistan are distributing leaflets offering rewards for Westerners killed or captured say US Army officials.
19:26 Friday 5th April 2002

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