Saturday, 13 October, 2001, 00:06 GMT 01:06 UK

Kabul under fresh bombardment The operation is said to be going to plan

Loud explosions have been reported in and around the Afghan capital Kabul as US-led air raids resume.

The attacks, suspended on Friday for the Muslim day of prayer, began again on Saturday morning.

A Kabul resident told the Reuters news agency: "The shockwaves of the bombs were quite severe but there was less anti-aircraft fire seen in the sky compared to other nights".

The resumption of the raids, which involved US and British forces, came after Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld declined to say whether the campaign would be suspended for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which begins in mid-November.

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