US attacks are underway in Afghanistan, The US declared.
President US Bush said in a televised speech that Taliban had been given the chance to hand over Osama bin Laden, the main suspect in the September 11 terrorist attacks, but the ruling militia did not respond.
The British airforce took part in the raids.
Downing Street said that British troops were involved in US-led military retaliation in Afghanistan for the September 11 attacks on the United States, said AFP.
Fighter jets could be heard flying high over the Afghan capital late Sunday as Taliban anti-aircraft responded with heavy defensive fire, residents told AFP.
Earlier, explosions rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul.
Afghan anti-aircraft missiles responded to the raid.
Al Jazeera satellite channel said the attacks targeted Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad, and destroyed military bases there -- Albawaba.com
