A suicide bomber outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Feb. 27 killed about two dozen people--and underscored the mission of Dick Cheney, who had arrived less than 24 hours earlier to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The Vice President had just come from Pakistan, where he urged President Pervez Musharraf to crack down on the activities of the Taliban--which claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was timed to Cheney's visit--and al-Qaeda.
U.S. National Intelligence Director Michael McConnell believes al-Qaeda is regaining a foothold in the border area of Waziristan. He told the Senate Armed Services Committee...
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