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| Afghanistan |
| Northern Alliance launches assault north of Kabul |
| 2001-10-07 |
The Afghan opposition launched an assault on the ruling Taliban militia from an air force base just north of the capital, in an attack coordinated with Sunday's U.S.-led military action against Afghanistan. Northern alliance forces that control the Bagram air force base fired multiple-rocket launchers at Taliban forces that control the surrounding mountains. The Taliban returned fire using Soviet-made BM-21 rockets. The base is about 25 miles north of the capital, Kabul, and the opposition has suggested it could eventually be used as a base for U.S. forces. The Taliban still dominates the high mountains around the base. The opposition forces attacked Taliban positions at around 10 p.m., about an hour after the U.S. led strikes against Afghanistan began. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |