The American military continued its systematic hunt for Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan by working down a target list of cave networks where Osama bin Laden is suspected to be hiding, officials said, The New York Times reported in its Friday editions. They dropped guided missiles, a giant bomb and more copies of leaflets offering a $25 million bounty. In the latest attacks, the American military has particularly targeted areas south of Kandahar, the largest Taliban stronghold still resisting opposition forces.
The Times reported that the Pentagon is working through a target list of possible bin Laden hideouts, most of which are caves, though some buildings are included. The targets have been designated by aerial surveillance, human intelligence on the ground, or from the files of Russia's secret service, which inherited archives of the Soviet Union's decade-long occupation of Afghanistan, officials said. Bureau Report