US warplanes have resumed their air assault on the Afghan capital after a respite of more than 24 hours. A resident said that at least one bomb was dropped on the outskirts of the city.
The Pentagon has said American warplanes have also directed air strikes at caves and tunnels in Afghanistan. The attacks are an attempt to hit bases belonging to the Taliban and Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda organisation.
The Taliban are believed to be using Afghanistan's extensive networks of caves and tunnels to hide command centres, forces and munitions for use against the American military campaign.
The American bombing campaign on Afghanistan entered its fourth week with fierce attacks on the southern city of Kandahar this morning. US missiles and bombs were also reported to have struck targets in the cities of Mazar-i-Sharif and Jalalabad. The capital, Kabul, was reported quiet overnight.
Earlier, it was announced that US President George W Bush would meet Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in New York on 10 November to discuss their co-operation in the war on terrorism.
The meeting is to take place on the fringes of the UN General Assembly, which Mr Bush will be addressing. The UN General Assembly was postponed in the aftermath of the 11 September hijacked aircraft attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
President Musharraf has been a key ally in Washington's bombing campaign against Afghanistan but has been calling for an early end to the bombing.
Meanwhile, Afghan opposition alliance commanders are to launch a new offensive on Mazar-i-Sharif. The commanders decided on the new offensive at a special war council.
