KING: Cold weather is now an ally for United States and its allies in Afghanistan as they press their mission of tracking al Qaeda leaders. Our Pentagon correspondent, Barbara Starr, is traveling with the head of the U.S. Central Command. She has this exclusive report from Afghanistan.</s>BARBARA STARR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: John, winter has already come to the mountains of Afghanistan, and in some areas, that bitter weather means attacks by the Taliban are dropping off. Still, the top commander here is expressing his concerns about that safe haven for al Qaeda across the border of these mountains in Pakistan.</s>GEN. JOHN ABIZAID, COMMANDER, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND: The Pakistanis have done a great deal, especially in the areas away from the mountains, to get after al Qaeda, capture their operatives and make it difficult for them to conduct operations. That having been said, there's no doubt that in this region, there is a safe haven on the Pakistani side of the border that needs continued work in cooperation with NATO forces.</s>STARR: Commanders here in Afghanistan tell us they expect 2006 will end with more than 100 suicide bomb attacks. In fact, in the last three months here in Afghanistan, they have broken up six suicide bomb cells. Now, they say that the weapons they are seeing, the IEDs attacks that they are seeing here, are still fairly rudimentary, though some of them have grown to be larger in size in the last several months. And though it is winter here, they are already planning for a spring offensive by the Taliban, and the troops here say they will be ready -- John.</s>KING: Barbara Starr for us from Afghanistan. Pretty mountains in that snow. Up next: The father of JonBenet Ramsey speaking out publicly for the first time about the man who falsely confessed to the killing. Find out why he says he's actually sorry for him. Stay with us. You're in THE SITUATION ROOM.
Some Wondering If Al Qaeda Finding Safe Haven In Afghanistan