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...foreign journalists Monday, mustering some 3,000 troops and 24 tanks for a pep-talk from former president Barnarhuddin Rabbani and some drilling and live fire exercises. At the rally, some Alliance commanders boasted they could take Kabul within two weeks, but the progress of their counterparts on the Mazar-i-Sharif front may be something of a reality check. The northern city remains the focus of U.S.-backed efforts by the Northern Alliance to score an important victory over the Taliban before winter sets in. Alliance troops have begun moving on Mazar, but with mixed results. A spokesman said...
...Time for Plan B. The first major ground battle, near Mazar-i-Sharif, took place last Monday, when hundreds of Northern Alliance troops serving under two commanders, Uzbek warlord Rashid Dostum and Tajik general Mullah Ustad Mohammed Atta, swept toward the city and the 20,000 entrenched Taliban troops protecting it. The Alliance forces advanced to within 12 miles of Mazar, but a fierce Taliban counterattack led to savage street battles; Alliance forces managed to hold their front line but failed to advance much further. It's unlikely that the Alliance will march on Mazar anytime soon. The Taliban...
...have for the first time was heavy U.S. bombs dumped onto Taliban front lines. But those strikes were still measured, and Alliance frustration is growing. "The longer you wait, the more the Taliban can figure out how to continue life with constant air strikes," says a cavalry commander near Mazar...
More Graphics Tora Bora Nukes Pipeline Taliban Revolt Last Bastions Women & Islam No Refuge Taliban on the Run Afghan Caves Mood of the Nation Mazar-I-Sharif Terrorist Timeline Al-Qaeda Suspects Flu/Anthrax Sharing Secrets Al-Qaeda's World Ground War 11.4.01 Bush Team Grades Bioterror Threats War in Winter Workplace Safety Afghan Targets Anthrax Pathogen A Ground War An Uneasy Ally Targets Hit Search & Destroy Firepower & Food Frozen Assets Safety Guide Mideast Leaders Agents of Death Afghanistan Military Buildup Terrorist Cells Our Weapons Deadly Paths Twin Terrors CNN.com Latest news: War Against Terror