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| Afghanistan |
| Ziranj airport hit |
| 2001-10-07 |
Five U.S. missiles have hit the only airport in the border city of Ziranj, an Afghan source confirmed Sunday. Behrouz Alavi, affiliated to the Afghan Islamic Unity Party, told IRNA that the "Rahdar" Airport located two kilometers north of Ziranj was hit by U.S. missiles as Washinton launched its full-fledged strike to destroy the bases of the ruling Taliban regime. Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchistan Prov Some 300 forces of the ruling Taliban militia have joined their oppnents, Northern Alliance, over the past two days, a source with the alliance told IRNA Sunday night. Abdollah Daneshvar said the Taliban forces joined the Northern Alliance in the wake of U.S. threats against Afghanistan which led to the current strikes. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |