Afghan President Hamid Karzai has postponed for two months the process of approving a new constitution, his spokesman said today, but insisted that historic elections scheduled for next year will take place on time.

AFGHAN and US troops overran three suspected Taliban positions in the mountains of southern Afghanistan yesterday, while American bombing echoed through the rugged region, where hundreds of Taliban holdouts have been offering a week of fierce resistance.

Afghan and US troops overran three suspected Taliban positions in the mountains of southern Afghanistan today, while American bombing echoed through the rugged region, where hundreds of Taliban holdouts have been offering a week of fierce resistance.