From the reports I have read and the briefings given there were two aircraft involved, a B-52 which dropped seven laser guided bombs, and an AC-130 gunship that returned fire on what was considered to be in response to a threat.

The Forward Observers who "painted" the targets for the B-52 strike saw six of the bombs strike thier designated targets. The seventh bomb struck a hillside not the village - this I believe is borne out by the casualty figures as they would have been much greater if the bomb had hit the village.

By the bye, Kendall in referring to war debts owed by us Europeans - please when making those statements concede two points

1. The United Kingdom did not receive any aid under the Marshall Plan.

2. The United Kingdom paid off it's War Debt to America in full back sometime between 1968 and 1972 - The only country to do so.

To those contributing to this thread who question the validity of attacking Afghanistan in the wake of the events of 9th September, remember that Bin Laden, who was based in Afghanistan, was implicated from the beginning and that those controlling Afghanistan at that time were given every opportunity to surrender him. They chose not to and put themselves squarely in the frame. With any terrorist organisation that has managed to establish themselves, the first essential step in any counter- terrorist action (call it war, police action, whatever) is to deny that organisation a safe operating base - this the coalition did when they successfully removed the Taliban from power in Afghanistan. Groups still remain at large and will continue to do so for some time, but while they are still being kept on the move their ability to pursue their agenda is severely inhibited.