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[GEORGE W. BUSH, U.S. President] Good afternoon. On my orders the United States military has begun strikes against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. These carefully targeted actions are designed to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a terrorist base of operations and to attack the military capability of the Taliban regime.

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CNN Correspondent: Air and cruise missile strikes hit targets around several major cities in Afghanistan causing civilians to flee according to CNN sources inside the country. They also tell CNN that airfields, air defenses, and command centers were struck. In an unprecedented move, the U.S. also began a humanitarian airdrop to Afghan civilians. The Taliban’s first angry reaction came from its ambassador to Pakistan, who accused the United States of, quote, “terrorist attacks.”
[ABDUL SALAM ZAEEF, Taliban Amb. To Pakistan] America will never achieve its political goals by...

AMANPOUR: A little later, Taliban officials in the capital, Kabul, appeared on the Arab television network, Al-Jazeerah, with a message of defiance and bravado.
[A TALIBAN OFFICIAL] We are prepared and we are ready for all...

AMANPOUR: The United States denies it lost a plane. Later Al- Jazeerah broadcast this tape from Osama bin Laden surrounded by close associates issuing threats and a lengthily diatribe against U.S. policy in the Middle East. Analysts say this tape was shot professionally in daylight, but it’s not clear when. In it, bin Laden appears to all but claim responsibility for the September 11th attacks on the United States. Shortly after Sunday night’s attacks got underway in Afghanistan, there were a few small demonstrations here in Pakistan, with some political leaders calling for more on Monday. Christiane Amanpour, CNN, Islamabad.

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