The defendants are accused of spreading Christianity in Muslim Afghanistan.
Justice Maulvi Mir Habibullah said the Supreme Court was concerned that the U.S air assault would taint its judgment.
“The bombardment and the court case are two separate things. We do not want one to involve the other,” he said.
President Bush ordered the air attacks after the Taliban refused to hand over Osama bin Laden and his lieutenants in connection with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that killed at least 4,500 people in the U.S.
The employees of Germany-based Shelter Now International–Americans Heather Mercer, 24, and Dayna Curry, 30; Germans George Taubmann, Margrit Stebnar, Kati Jelinek and Silke Duerrkopf; and Australians Peter Bunch and Diana Thomas–have been jailed since early August.