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Chronology: All time shown below are approximate Eastern Daylight Times.

Sunday, January 13, 2002

NOTE: Reports from news sources involving movements or operations of United States military personnel NOT confirmed by named U.S. government officials will be labeled as such.

Maps Detailing Allied Attacks (CNN)
Map of Coalition Bases of Operation (CNN)
Detailed Afghanistan Maps and Information (About Geography)
Afghanistan and Area Weather Forecast (AccuWeather)
Most Wanted Terrorist List (FBI)
To Report Terrorist Activities to the FBI (FBI)
English translation of Osama bin Laden videotape (Defense Department - .pdf file)

9:30 pm - President Bush fainted briefly and fell from a couch after choking on a pretzel. A medical examination showed that the President was fine and had suffered no more than slight abrasions to his cheek and a small bruise to his lower lip when he fell. [See: Bush Faints While Watching TV at White House (Reuters)]

1:15 pm - India and Pakistan agreed to work together to ease tensions and halt the military buildup between the two nuclear-armed countries. [See: India, Pakistan Tell Bush Will Try to Ease Tension (Reuters)]

9:30 am - Donor countries have expressed reservations about extending aid to the new Afghan government, which says it will need $45 billion in aid over the next 10 years to rebuild the nation. [See: Kabul Aims for Massive Aid Package; Donors Wary (Reuters)]

6:00 am - India refused to remove halt its military buildup until Pakistan came through on promises made yesterday to shut down militant Islamic groups and stop their terrorist attacks. "Let there be no further infiltration or cross-border terrorism," stated Indian External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh. "We have to go not by the stated intent but by the action on the ground." [See: India Tells Pakistan to Match Words with Action (Reuters)]

5:30 am - U.S. planes continued to bomb suspected al Qaeda locations in eastern Afghanistan. Meanwhile, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Burns, again called on Iraq to allow UN weapons inspectors back into the country to search for weapons of mass destruction or face possible attacks by U.S. forces. [See: U.S. Planes Bomb Afghan Hideouts, U.S. Eyes Iraq (Reuters)]

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