This map details major battles and confrontations in the first four months of the military campaign in Afghanistan, with links to accounts from soldiers on the ground.
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This map details major battles and confrontations in the first four months of the military campaign in Afghanistan, with links to accounts from soldiers on the ground.
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| In their first major victory, Northern Alliance forces led by General Rashid Dostum and General Mohammed Atta, with U.S. Special Forces A-teams 595 and 534, captured Taliban stronghold Mazar-e-Sharif on November 9, 2001. Thousands of Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters fled east to Kunduz. The defeat of Mazar triggered the collapse of Taliban positions throughout the north. Read accounts of the battle at Mazar from Special Forces soldiers on the ground. |