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| President Bush issues a military order authorizing the creation of military tribunals to try non-US citizens if there is "reason to believe" that they are members of al-Qaeda or have been involved in planning or committing acts of terrorism against the United States. The order gives the Secretary of Defense the authority to detain anyone liable to trial by the commissions within or outside the United States. |
| The Afghan capital Kabul falls to the Northern Alliance after Taliban fighters abandon the city. |
