At Last, a Victory for the Anti-Taliban Forces
More than a month into the war in Afghanistan, opposition forces made a long-awaited breakthrough as Northern Alliance troops captured the strategic city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Control of the city could open up a vital supply route into the country from Uzbekistan, as well provide a sought-after airbase for U.S. and allied troops. U.S. fighter jets and B-52 bombers paved the way for the advance, pounding nearby Taliban defenses for days beforehand, while maintaining pressure on frontline positions near Kabul and around the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar. As the...
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