Taliban

Taliban Retreats Southward, Unrest Reported in Kandahar

By Admin

Opposition forces reportedly take the cities of Jalalabad and the airport outside the southern city of Kandahar, as Afghanistan's Taliban regime continues to crumble.

Taliban Abandons Afghan Capital

By Admin

Filling the void left by fleeing Taliban forces, the opposition Northern Alliance took Kabul early this morning, forcing the United Nations to speed creation of a post-Taliban government.

Taliban Opposition Claims Capture of Herat, Movement Toward Kabul

By Admin

Leaders in the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance today said opposition forces have captured the western city of Herat and advanced to within a few miles of the Afghan capital of Kabul.

Bombing Continues, Taliban Garrison Hit

By Admin

United States jets today reportedly hit a Taliban garrison in northern Afghanistan and destroy a hydroelectric dam complex in the southwest.

Heavy Bombing of Front Lines Yields Progress, Pentagon Says

As U.S. warplanes launched the most intense bombardment of Taliban front lines to date, the Pentagon reported that the U.S. military campaign had successfully degraded the Taliban's military capability.

Taliban Reportedly Executes Top Opposition Leader

Taliban leaders said today they had captured and executed Abdul Haq, a top opposition official considered central to the effort to build a broad-based post-Taliban government.

U.S. Strikes Hit Red Cross; Taliban Resistance Still Strong

U.S. airstrikes on Afghanistan continued into the Muslim holy day, concentrating on targets in the Afghan capital of Kabul and mistakenly hitting a Red Cross compound for the second time since the military campaign began.

U.S. Targets Taliban Supply Lines

For the fourth consecutive day, U.S. warplanes pummeled Taliban frontline targets in the north and south as the Taliban remains determined to repel U.S. forces.

U.S. Hits Taliban Front Lines for Third Day; More Reports of Civilian Casualties

With U.S. airstrikes targeting Taliban front-line troops for the third day, top Pentagon officials are encouraging the opposition Northern Alliance to advance against the Taliban positions north of Kabul and around Mazar-e-Sharif.

U.S. Hits Taliban Front Lines

U.S. jets bomb Taliban front line troops north of Kabul, clearing way for the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance.