ATTACKS US AFGHANISTAN

An Afghan anti-Taliban fighter, restling on top of a tank, peeks out from his blanket as U.S. warplanes airstrike al Qaida positions in the White Mountains of Afghanistan Wednesday Dec 12, 2001. U.S. warplanes continued to pound al Qaida hideouts a day after al Qaida fighters were driven from their positions and were offered a surrender. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)