Posted on 11/10/2001 1:34:00 AM PST by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:48:39 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Afghan opposition forces captured the strategic northern town of Mazar-e-Sharif yesterday as U.S. airstrikes pounded nearby Taliban positions, Taliban Defense Minister Obaidullah Akhund confirmed today.
"Yes, Mazar has gone," he told Reuters.
"The city and its airport are with the opposition. Our forces are in Tangi Tashgurghan," he said, referring to a town 40 miles east of Mazar-e-Sharif.
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Ya see? When I'm posting, you're not; and when you are, I'm not.....we've gotta stop NOT meeting like this ;^) LOL
BTTT!
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. But it appears that there are not even any one-eyed men in our media. So, its the blind leading the blind.
Thankfully, nobody is watching any more that has half a brain.
I can't hear you. I'm not here. Oh, wait - I AM here; you're not!
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