The palace is intact except for a wing that was destroyed by two one-ton, satellite-guided bombs.

In a war notable for satellite-guided bombs and stealth aircraft, it was only natural that technology would be used to overcome the language hurdle.

The plan calls for spending $1.1 billion to expand production of laser- and satellite-guided bombs, which were the weapons of choice in Afghanistan.

About 60 percent of those weapons were laser- or satellite-guided bombs, he said.

The B-1's carry up to 24 satellite-guided 2,000-pound bombs.

Each plane can carry two one-ton satellite-guided bombs or four 500-pound laser-guided ones.

The satellite-guided bomb, sometimes dropped from a C-130 cargo plane, bursts six feet above the ground and destroys almost everything within its target range.

But a 2,000-pound satellite-guided bomb dropped by the B-52 missed its Taliban target.

Each B-1 bomber can carry up to two dozen one-ton, satellite-guided bombs.

One of the satellite-guided bombs exploded only 70 feet from his position, hurling him into the air and wounding four other American troops.