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Afghanistan missile attacks commenced from the U.S. and Britain, the first retaliatory strikes against the Taliban from the Terrorist attack on U.S. soil of September 11. It was already dark in Kabul when five large explosions shook the city, followed by the sounds of anti-aircraft fire. A source in Kandahar told CNN that a second and heavier wave of strikes hit that city about an hour later. Afghan targets were pounded by 15 land-based bombers, including B-2 Stealths from Missouri, and 50 U.S. and British cruise missiles fired from surface ships and submarines in the Arabian sea, said Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Food and medical supplies were then dropped to Afghanistans beleaguered populace. The Taliban ambassador to Pakistan condemns US strikes as a "terrorist" attack and vows America will "never achieve its goal." Bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, who was believed to have fled, both survived initial attacks. In a chilling, videotaped comment aired less than two hours later (but apparently filmed before the attacks), bin Laden vowed that Americans would not know safety and security until Afghanistan does. "America is full of fear from its north to its south, from its west to its east. Thank God for that." Across the U.S., announced the F.B.I., the country has been placed on the highest security alert against possible (and expected) retaliation on American soil. Read less