US Planes Come Under Taliban Fire

The Taliban forces are firing anti-aircraft guns and even anti-aircraft missiles at US planes, general Richard B.Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs, has told a news briefing in the Pentagon. Talibs are reported to use portable launchers of anti-aircraft missiles during US air-raids, according to the general. However, neither the missiles nor the anti-aircraft artillery are reaching US planes, claims the military. None of the US aircraft has been hit as of today, according to the Pentagon.