Compiled from wire services Taliban officials reported scores of mostly civilian deaths across the country and accused the U.S. of deliberately hitting civilian targets.
The U.S. said earlier raids had killed relatives of the regime's chief.
But shadowy leader Mullah Mohammed Omar and his "guest," top U.S. terrorism suspect Osama bin Laden, were still alive after four days of strikes, according to the Taliban ambassador in Pakistan.
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