AFGHANISTAN: KANDAHAR AIRPORT SHOWS SIGNS OF WAR DAMAGE AFTER CAPTURE FROM THE TALIBAN

Record ID: 208504

  • Title: AFGHANISTAN: KANDAHAR AIRPORT SHOWS SIGNS OF WAR DAMAGE AFTER CAPTURE FROM THE TALIBAN
  • Date: 12th December 2001
  • Summary: KANDAHAR AIRPORT, AFGHANISTAN (DECEMBER 12, 2001) (REUTERS ACCESS ALL) 1. MV/SV: DESTROYED ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN LOADED ONTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK OUTSIDE KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (2 SHOTS) 0.12 2. PAN: THE EXTERIOR OF A FORT OUTSIDE KANDAHAR WHERE UP TO 65 MEMBERS OF THE AL QUAEDA NETWORK WERE KILLED BY U.S. BOMBING 0.26 3. SV: DESTROYED CAR LIES OUTSIDE KANDAHAR ON THE ROAD TO THE AIRPORT 0.35 4. SCU/SV'S: BLOOD NEAR THE CAR (3 SHOTS) 1.00 5. CU: PARTS OF A MACHINE GUN 1.04 6. SV: AMMUNITION SCATTERED AROUND THE CAR 1.13 7. SV: SIGN AT THE ENTRANCE OF KANDAHAR SAYS `WE WANT A DRUG FREE AFGHANISTAN' 1.19 8. SLV/MV: THE GATE AT THE ENTRANCE TO A MILITARY AIRPORT OUTSIDE KANDAHAR/ TENT AT ENTRANCE (2 SHOTS) 1.37 9. SV: FIGHTERS LOYAL TO WARLORD GUL AGHA SIT ON GUARD IN A DESTROYED HOUSE THEY ARE WEARING RUSSIAN MILITARY CAPS 1.47 10. LV: EXTERIOR OF DESTROYED HOUSE 1.57 11. LV: THE MAIN GATE OF KANDAHAR AIRPORT 2.04 12. MV: A GIRL WALKS BY SOME SHOPS OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT 2.09 13. SLV/MV: CHECKPOINT NEAR KANDAHAR (2 SHOTS) 2.27 14. MV: TANK STANDS ON BARREN GROUND OUTSIDE KANDAHAR 2.34 15. SV/SLV: LOADED TRUCK ON THE KANDAHAR ROAD (2 SHOTS) 2.44 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 27th December 2001 12:00
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  • Location: KANDAHAR AIRPORT, AFGHANISTAN
  • Country: Afghanistan
  • Reuters ID: LVA31QILJFU29BGRA7I96UB9UR9O
  • Story Text: The airport at Kandahar, former spiritual capital of
    Afghanistan's ousted Taliban, bore signs of war damage on
    Wednesday. Bloodstains and ammunition surrounded a destroyed
    car near the airport.


    The spiritual home of Afghanistan's Taliban showed
    signs of major destruction on Wednesday as it recovered from a
    U.S. backed campaign.

    Cars wrecked by missile fire or bombs littered the road
    leading to the airport. Machine gun and rocket-propelled
    grenade ammunition lay around one car and there were also
    bloodstains. Buildings, gates, doors and walls had all
    sustained damage but commerce appeared to be flowing on a road
    between Kandahar and the border with Pakistan.

    Mulla Omar, leader of the Taliban, fled his house and on
    Wednesday fighters loyal to warlord Gul Agha had entered the
    house and were even sitting on a bed in his bedroom.

    The campaign against the Taliban was sparked by terror
    attacks on New York and Washington on September 11.


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