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Posted on 11/11/2001 4:51:31 PM PST by classygreeneyedblonde

Afghanistan's opposition Northern Alliance is claiming the ruling Taliban's main fighting force has been wiped out in a string of surprise weekend defeats.

However, the U.S. Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, says while the Northern Alliance has "effective control" of the key crossroads city of Mazar-i-Sharif, it is still meeting pockets of resistance.

The Northern Alliance Foreign Minister, Abdullah Abdullah, says the collapse of Taliban forces has put its troops on the outskirts of Herat, the main city in western Afghanistan, and approaching Kabul.

Afghanistan's opposition Northern Alliance is claiming the ruling Taliban's main fighting force has been wiped out in a string of surprise weekend defeats.

However, the U.S. Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, says while the Northern Alliance has "effective control" of the key crossroads city of Mazar-i-Sharif, it is still meeting pockets of resistance.

The Northern Alliance Foreign Minister, Abdullah Abdullah, says the collapse of Taliban forces has put its troops on the outskirts of Herat, the main city in western Afghanistan, and approaching Kabul.

The opposition has said in the past an offensive would stop outside Kabul, where it is hated for the power struggles in the 1990s.

Pakistan has warned of a repeat of violence there, if the Northern Alliance takes the city while other countries have also said it could complicate a post-Taliban political settlement

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