| 31 October 2001 | USAF and USN/USMC aircraft engaged eight targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Targets included: USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped at a number of locations and airborne radio stations broadcast.
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Press briefing by US Department of Defense |
| 30 October 2001 | USAF and USN/USMC aircraft struck twenty targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Pictures were released of a terrorist training camp near Kandahar which had been progressively destroyed in the course of the campaign. USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in central Afghanistan. Leaflets were dropped at a number of locations and airborne radio stations broadcast.
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US Defense Secretary and UK Defence Secretary briefing
Press briefing by US Department of Defense |
| 29 October 2001 | A Press Conference given by the Defence Secretary provided an updated regarding our military operation in Afghanistan, and its place in the wider strategy of the international campaign against terrorism.
USAF and USN/USMC aircraft attacked thirteen targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped at a number of locations and airborne radio stations broadcast.
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US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing |
| 28 October 2001 | USAF and USN/USMC aircraft engaged six targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped at a number of locations and airborne radio stations broadcast.
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| 27 October 2001 | US aircraft engaged several targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. |
| 26 October 2001 | A statement by the Armed Forces Minister to the House of Commons gave an update regarding HQ 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, serving in Oman as part of Exercise SAIF SAREEA II.
US aircraft engaged several targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Targets included: Press briefing by US Department of Defense |
| 25 October 2001 | USAF and USN/USMC aircraft attacked ten targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped at a number of locations and airborne radio stations broadcast.
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US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing |
| 24 October 2001 | USAF and USN/USMC aircraft attacked nine targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in north-west Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped at a number of locations and airborne radio stations broadcast.
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Press briefing by US Department of Defense |
| 23 October 2001 | In a Press Conference the Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon MP, and the Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, gave un update regarding United States and British forces engaged in military action against the Al Qaida terrorist network and the Taliban regime that shelters and protects them in Afghanistan.
USAF and USN/USMC aircraft struck five targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Targets included: USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
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Press briefing by US Department of Defense |
| 22 October 2001 | USAF and USN/USMC aircraft engaged eleven targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Targets included: USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
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US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing |
| 21 October 2001 | USAF and USN/USMC aircraft attacked eight targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. A laser-guided bomb dropped by an FA-18 Hornet is believed to have malfunctioned and landed in an open area near an old people's home in Herat.
Targets included: USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped at a number of locations and airborne radio stations broadcast.
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| 20 October 2001 | USAF and USN/USMC aircraft attacked six targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. Two bombs dropped by a USN F-14 regrettably fell in a residential area north-west of Kabul; the weapon guidance system is believed to have malfunctioned.
USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped at a number of locations and airborne radio stations broadcast.
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US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing |
| 19 October 2001 | US Special Operation Command troops conducted ground operations at an airfield in southern Afghanistan and another location. USAF and USN/USMC aircraft engaged 15 targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US aircraft, and RAF surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in north-west Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped at a number of locations.
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Press briefing by US Department of Defense |
| 18 October 2001 | USAF and USN/USMC aircraft attacked eighteen targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US carrier-based aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
The US Department of Defense confirmed that two US Service personnel had suffered fatal injuries in a helicopter accident in Pakistan.
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US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing |
| 17 October 2001 | USAF and USN/USMC aircraft, including F-15E and AC-130 aircraft, engaged some dozen targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US carrier-based aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Targets included: USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped at a number of locations and airborne radio stations broadcast.
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Press briefing by US Department of Defense |
| 16 October 2001 | USAF and USN/USMC aircraft attacked twelve targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US carrier-based aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan
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Press briefing by US Department of Defense |
| 15 October 2001 | USAF and USN/USMC aircraft, and USN Tomahawk missiles, attacked twelve targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US carrier-based aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. The USAF commenced use of the AC-130 gunship.
Targets included: A laser-guided bomb regrettably hit a warehouse storing ICRC humanitarian aid supplies. It would appear the warehouse was in a facility otherwise used by the Taliban for the storage of military equipment.
USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
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US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing |
| 14 October 2001 | US forces engaged seven targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US carrier-based aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
Leaflets were dropped at a number of locations throughout Afghanistan.
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| 13 October 2001 | US and UK forces attacked seventeen targets. Royal Navy Tomahawk missiles were fired, and RAF aircraft flew combat support missions. One US bomb regrettably fell in a residential area.
Targets included: - a Taliban command and control communications facility near Herat
(US pre-strike photo / post-strike photo) - USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
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| 12 October 2001 | A Press Conference given by the Secretary of State for International Development, Clare Short MP, and the Under Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Lewis Moonie MP outlined the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, and the work being done with the United Nations to prevent a catastrophe in Afghanistan.
A brief operational pause was observed on 12 October.
US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing |
| 11 October 2001 | A Press Conference given by the Secretary of State for Defence, Geoff Hoon MP, and the Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, explained how the United Kingdom's Armed Forces have been closely involved in supporting the United States in military operations against Usama Bin Laden’s Al Qaida terrorist network and the military installations of the Taliban regime that supports them.
USAF and USN/USMC aircraft attacked six targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US carrier-based aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Targets included: US DOD map
Press briefing by US Department of Defense |
| 10 October 2001 | USAF and USN/USMC aircraft, plus USN Tomahawk missiles, attacked seven targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US carrier-based aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Targets included: USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
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| 9 October 2001 | Background to Operation Veritas
US aircraft attacked six targets. RAF tanker aircraft provided air-to-air refuelling support to US carrier-based aircraft, and RAF reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
Targets hit included: USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in northern Afghanistan.
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US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing |
| 8 October 2001 | A Press Conference by the Secretary of State for Defence, Geoff Hoon MP, and the Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, gave an update on British forces activity in Afghanistan.
USAF and USN/USMC aircraft and USN Tomahawk missiles attacked 13 targets. Targets hit included:
USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in southern Afghanistan.
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US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing |
| 7 October 2001 | The President of the United States announced that military strikes against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan had begun.
The Prime Minister gave a statement at 1850 hrs BST confirming that UK forces were engaged in the military action against targets inside Afghanistan announcement by President Bush.
US and UK forces commenced military action against Al Qaida and Taliban targets within Afghanistan. USAF and USN/USMC aircraft bombed and USN warships fired Tomahawk missiles at 30 targets.
Royal Navy submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles were fired at a terrorist site.
Targets hit included: USAF C-17 transports dropped humanitarian aid to large concentrations of displaced persons in southern Afghanistan.
US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing
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| 4 October 2001 | The Prime Minister made a statement to Parliament concerning the terrorist attacks in the US and the Defence Secretary gave a speech in the Commons.
House of Lords Debate on International Terrorism |
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