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...threatening to launch a bloody assault by nightfall Friday if they fail to surrender. The era of Taliban power is plainly over, but the next chapter of Afghan conflict may have already begun as rival anti-Taliban factions stake competing claims for power - and the Taliban itself tries to regroup for a protracted guerrilla campaign...
...attacks against al-Qaeda. Seizing and holding an airstrip would involve as many as 15,000 troops, and there's little chance of inserting them before spring. Waiting that long would provide a psychological and material boost for the Taliban, which will use the winter months to regroup. But the U.S. never had much choice. Even if the military had begun mobilizing to fight a ground war on Sept. 12, it's doubtful that it would have been ready to launch...
...flinch, though, with the Sydney Morning Herald reporting that Prime Minister John Howard will have none of the muttering of the Europeans, and his neighbors in Indonesia, about pausing the bombing for Ramadan. Such a pause, say the Aussies, will give Al Qaeda and the Taliban an opportunity to regroup...
...Civilian casualties and humanitarian concerns have prompted growing calls from European and Arab nations for a bombing pause during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins November 17. U.S. leaders have resolutely rejected the proposal, saying it would allow the Taliban and Al Qaeda to regroup. Still, political concerns may direct bombing during this time away from the major cities and onto the front lines...
...made very clear that it's not going to do that. It would give Bin Laden and Al Qaida a chance to regroup, and it would draw out the overall duration of the campaign and possibly even raise doubts that might make it difficult to resume. Also, it doesn't make sense to pause on the cusp of winter, because you don't want the Taliban forces to be resupplied before the cold sets...