NBC NEWS COVERAGE OF THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
{SEGMENTS} {TERRORIST ATTACKS} (TV)
Summary
This tape presents segments of coverage of the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as aired on NBC. None of the segments is labeled as to precise time, although all aired in the months following September 11. The tape begins with a segment from "Today." Reporter Campbell Brown narrates a prerecorded segment on President George W. Bush's current visit to Shanghai, China. Brown describes U.S. political relations with China and Bush's interest in getting China's support for the Bush administration's war on terror. In the next segment, correspondent Jim Miklaszewski tells of confirmed reports that U.S. Special Forces Troops are on the ground in Afghanistan. Miklaszewski describes the need for further intelligence in Afghanistan and speculates on the form American military operations will take. Next, Tom Aspell reports from Kabul, Afghanistan, narrating a prerecorded segment on the liberation of Kabul by the Northern Alliance and American forces. Next, anchor Matt Lauer discusses the new freedoms enjoyed by Afghan citizens in liberated areas of the country. Jim Miklaszewski then reports on the progress of the war in Afghanistan and the continued attack on fleeing Taliban forces. Another segment deals with allegations of possible human-rights abuses against Taliban prisoners by Northern Alliance forces and with work by the Red Cross to identify Taliban corpses. Next, Miklaszewski narrates a segment on a prison revolt near Mazar-e-Sharif and the death of CIA agent Michael Spann in the Afghan conflict. Finally, anchor Tom Brokaw states that 465 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters are being held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Miklaszewski reports on the delivery of prisoners to the base, suggesting that some of the prisoners are dangerous. His report concludes with the mention of possible terrorist threats to Singapore and Bahrain.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: November 30, 1999
- RUNNING TIME: 0:17:57
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:69079
- GENRE: News
- SUBJECT HEADING: Prisoners of War; Terrorism; U S - Foreign relations - Afghanistan; U S - Foreign relations - China; War on Terrorism, 2001-
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 2001/2002
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Tom Brokaw … Anchor
- Matt Lauer … Anchor
- Tom Aspell … Reporter
- Campbell Brown … Reporter
- Jim Miklaszewski … Reporter
- George W. Bush
- Michael Spann