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America strikes back: Day two developments

Following a well-drafted script, US airforce jets and cruise missiles again zeroed in on targets in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad at exactly 1 pm EDT (8:15 pm local Afghanistan time). The US attacks on Sunday also began at the same time. Reports said Northern Alliance militia also fired rockets into Kabul, in apparent coordination with the US attacks (Full Story)

Across continents, in India, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee received a surprise telephone call from Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, urging the need to tackle the menace of terrorism jointly (Full Story)

Earlier, in an effort to keep the lid on extremist protests firmly shut, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in a televised address to the nation was at pains to explain that the US-led strikes against Afghanistan was directed against Osama bin Laden, and not at the Afghan people. Musharraf also took digs at India for trying to draw mileage out of the US attacks. (Full Transcript of Musharraf Speech)

But, almost immediately, heeding the call of jihad against US by the ulemas, more than 10,000 violent protestors poured out into the streets of the Pakistani city of Quetta, burning vehicles and torching buildings in a visible show of strength and anger (Full Story)

A shaky Musharraf also did some internal juggling ousting some pro-Taleban officers, and relocating others in a bid to consolidate his hold on the administration and the army. He also extended his own term as chief of staff of the Pakistan army, easily the most powerful post in Pakistan polity. (Full Story)

In another surprise, Taleban released detained British woman scribe Yvonne Ridley, scotching speculation that the Islamic regime would go back on its earlier promise to release the journalist after Sunday's US-led strikes (Full Story)

Earlier, a livid Taleban claimed the strikes killed 30 innocent civilians (Full Story), and insisted that it had shot down four US planes. But, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld maintained all planes returned to their base safely.(Full Story)

Meanwhile, even as Israel became the latest nation to offer it's 'full and unconditional' support to the US-led strikes (Full Story), France admitted that its troops were inside Afghanistan. (Full Story)

A fuming Taleban also warned US of severe consequences in retaliation to the strikes, (Full Story) while a gung-ho US hinted that it might extend its strikes against other nations fostering terrorists.(Full Story)

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