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

Saturday, December 15, 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.

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)

Not Confirmed 7:10 pm - An unnamed military official told reporters that the U.S. is "reasonably certain" they have heard Osama bin Laden directing his al Qaeda protectors on short-range radio, thus indicating that bin Laden is still in the Tora Bora region. [See: Bin Laden Overheard Directing Fighters By Radio (Reuters)]

7:40 am - After confirming that a nearby air-to-ground missile site was under the control of Alliance forces, the U.S. resumed flights into the Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan. The airport will now be used to expand the U.S. program of aid shipments to war-ravaged Afghanistan. [See: U.S. Resumes Flights to Kandahar Airport (Reuters)]

7:00 am - U.S. jets continued to al Qaeda fighters thought to be protecting Osama bin Laden in rugged mountains near Tora Bora. The Pentagon placed the remaining number of al Qaeda at from 300 to 1,000. [See: Forces close in on al Qaeda (CNN)] 

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