The Taliban said they repulsed an offensive by the Northern Alliance after intense overnight U.S. air raids in the north. Taliban fighters held their positions in a three-hour battle near Dara-i-Suf in northern Samangan province. "The opposition forces were not able to advance even an inch and there has been no change in the front lines,'' the Taliban spokesman was quoted as saying. (Reuters)
On the other hand, they only have to succeed once, don't they? |