Afghan south west Nimruz province falls - CNN

Reuters | November 13, 2001

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ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The strategic southwestern Afghan province of Nimruz bordering Iran has been captured by the opposition Northern Alliance on Tuesday, CNN reported.

"Nimruz is also very critical because of its proximity to Herat. We are told Farah may follow," CNN correspondent Kamal Hyder said from the southern city of Kandahar, the stronghold of the Taliban.

The western city of Herat was captured by the opposition Northern Alliance on Monday and only a few provinces, including Nimruz, lie between the Northern Alliance and the southern city of Kandahar that is the powerbase of the Taliban.

There was no independent confirmation of the report, which came hours after the Taliban left Kabul and the opposition Northern Alliance captured the capital city early on Tuesday.

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They seem to be advancing very quickly. Bizarre.

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Not so bizarre. What do you think the US has been doing for the last two months? heh, heh. And don't discount the nature of Afghans. Like hungry mongrels scenting blood from a weakened member of the pack, they know the hated Taliban are on the ropes. They have been planning for years to try and take them down, and now is their chance. Every nation around Afghanistan has been funneling money and arms to anti-Taliban forces the past two months.

[Clinton's a rapist]

The bottom line is, everybody knows the Taliban will not be there a year from now, and once they are gone, they will never be back. They picked a fight with the wrong country. Anything the Taliban does now is out of desperation only.