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| Afghanistan |
| US strikes around Kabul |
| 2001-10-27 |
Late Friday and early Saturday, the darkness was filled with the roar of jets, the thunder of explosions, the boom of anti-aircraft fire. In the distance: smoke, flames, fireballs. On the eastern edge of the city, in a multistory housing complex built during the Soviet era for employees of the communist government, frightened residents gathered on the first floor. Windows shattered. As darkness settled Friday night, some people gathered a few belongings and fled the area, even though the bombardment had already begun. ``We were all so afraid,'' Ghulam Abbas said Saturday. ``It was a very, very bad night for us.'' |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |