NBC Nightly News - 2001-11-11
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[0:00] [Music]
[0:04] Thanks for watching the area's number
[0:06] one Sunday night news. Northwest News
[0:09] Channel 8, where the news comes
[0:15] first. The war up
[0:19] close. Northern Alliance fighters take
[0:22] more territory from the Taliban. They're
[0:25] uh feeling the heat. The president
[0:27] attends services at ground zero in New
[0:30] York
[0:31] City. And with American warriors now on
[0:34] the attack in Afghanistan, the nation
[0:36] pays its respects to US veterans of all
[0:39] wars. And the call comes to defend our
[0:42] country. Our military is
[0:44] ready and it's making us proud.
[0:48] [Applause]
[0:51] From NBC News World Headquarters in New
[0:54] York, this is NBC Nightly News reported
[0:58] by John Seanthaler. Good evening
[1:00] everyone. After more than five weeks of
[1:02] bombing, there are new signs tonight.
[1:04] The US military campaign is taking its
[1:06] toll on the Taliban. The Northern
[1:08] Alliance took more territory from the
[1:10] Taliban today and prepared for a
[1:12] possible move on the capital city of
[1:14] Kabell, which drew words of caution from
[1:17] the US not to move too fast. We begin
[1:19] our coverage with NBC's Norah O'Donnell
[1:21] at the Pentagon. Nora, good evening,
[1:24] John. Tonight, USbacked opposition
[1:26] forces claim there is a domino effect
[1:28] across northern Afghanistan. The
[1:30] alliance has forced the Taliban out of
[1:32] all the two provinces, and even those
[1:35] are under
[1:37] siege. American B-52 bombers back at
[1:40] work today, pounding the Taliban front
[1:42] lines north of Kbble. Opposition forces
[1:45] watched and waited nearby, complaining
[1:48] of boredom and wanting to seize the
[1:50] capital despite US concerns. But
[1:52] northern alliance leaders claim they