Washington -- The U.S.-led anti-terrorist military campaign -- now in its second week -- has made progress in destroying or severely degrading Taliban infrastructure, setting conditions for future military operations, and furthering humanitarian relief efforts, says Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Richard Myers.

Myers, an Air Force general, said at an October 18 Pentagon briefing that airstrikes were conducted October 17 against more than a dozen target areas in Afghanistan, including terrorist camps and forces, Taliban military facilities, airfields, troop deployment and garrison areas, and command and control centers.

The coalition airstrikes were led by aircraft carrier-based warplanes, a few F-15 Eagle strike fighters from regional airbases, some long-range bombers, and AC-130 special operations gunships, he said.

In addition, four more C-17 cargo jets dropped approximately 53,000 humanitarian daily ration packets to Afghan refugees, he said. The U.S. humanitarian food effort to date has accounted for 450,000 food ration packets being airdropped to starving Afghans, he said.

Myers said the U.S. military dropped leaflets in two separate locations in northeastern Afghanistan, as well as continuing aerial radio news broadcasts.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said during brief remarks that the coalitions formed to battle global terrorism are not showing signs of unraveling. "There is no single coalition in this effort. This campaign involves a number of flexible coalitions that will change and evolve as we proceed through the coming period," he said.

Rumsfeld also said that thus far there are no accurate estimates of casualties from Afghanistan. He said nearly every estimate coming from the Taliban has been exaggerated.