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

Wednesday, March 20, 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.

DefendAmerica.mil
The latest news on the war on terror from the U.S. Department of Defense
Most Wanted Terrorist List (FBI)
To Report Terrorist Activities to the FBI (FBI)

Map of Current  Military Action in Afghanistan (CNN)

Threat Condition Yellow (Elevated Condition)

3:30 pm - U.S. Attorney General Ashcroft announced the Justice Department would interview an additional 3,000 foreign nationals in an attempt to gain information on possible terrorist threats. "These visitors to our country have been selected for interviews because they fit the criteria of persons who might have knowledge of foreign-based terrorists," he said. [See: Feds to Question 3,000 Foreigners on Terrorism (Reuters)]

6:30 am - Taliban and al Qaeda fighters attacked U.S. and coalition troops in eastern Afghanistan, according to U.S. military officials. One U.S. soldier was wounded, but was reported in stable condition after the overnight attack near the airfield at Khost along the eastern border with Pakistan. [See: U.S. Troops Come Under Attack in Afghanistan (Reuters)]

Israeli - Palestinian Crisis
Bus Bombing in Israel Poses Threat to Truce (Reuters)

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