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

Monday, November 26, 2001

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.

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4:00 pm - Just hours after seizing an air base near the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, U.S. Marines launched a helicopter gunship attack against an armored column near Kandahar. [See: Marines on attack in Afghanistan (CNN)]

12:30 pm - President Bush stated that the war in Afghanistan was entering a "dangerous period," and that U.S. causalities were possible. Speaking at a ceremony welcoming the two American aid workers held prisoner by the Taliban for three months, the president stated "I said this early on as the campaign began, America must be prepared for loss of life. I believe the American people understand that we have got a mighty struggle on our hands, and that there will be sacrifice." [See: Bush Says War Is Entering Dangerous Phase (Reuters)]

11:00 am - Defense Department spokeswoman Victoria Clark told reporters that a force of 500 U.S. Marines had taken over an airstrip outside the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Clark stated that as many as 1,000 Marines would occupy the airstrip within days. [See: 500 U.S. Marines Take Over Airstrip Near Kandahar (Reuters)]

9:30 am - CNN reported that a Pentagon spokeswoman confirmed five members of a U.S. special forces team had been injured during a battle to suppress a riot of non-Afghan Taliban prisoners being held at a compound in Mazar-e Shariff on Sunday morning. According to the Pentagon, none of the injuries were life-threatening and were caused when a U.S. laser-guided bomb detonated too near U.S. forces. The Pentagon would not comment on reports that a U.S. CIA agent had been killed during the battle.

4:40 am - Northern Alliance Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah stated he believed both Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar and Osama bin Laden were located near the town of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. [See: Afghan Alliance Says Bin Laden Still with Taliban (Reuters)]

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