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...they remain stuck in their trenches, waiting impatiently for the U.S. to heavily bomb the front-line Taliban assets?tanks, artillery and troop positions?that stand between the alliance and Kabul. Without U.S. air strikes to soften Taliban positions, the estimated 5,000 alliance troops north of the capital may not be strong enough to break through. "They're simply not ready for any big ground attack," notes a Western analyst who has made extensive visits to the front in the past two weeks. But the attack could come just the same...
...short of ammunition?for tanks, artillery, machine guns, rifles. It's already cold, but we don't have enough blankets, and we have no winter uniforms," says the bearded, sunken-cheeked veteran. "If the Americans hit the Taliban on the front lines hard, we could be in Kabul...
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...states, but U.S. officials said this could refer to investigations into radical Islamic groups in the Far East. As military strikes on Afghanistan intensified, with unconfirmed reports of 300 civilian deaths, diplomatic efforts focused on building a broadly representative post-Taliban government. Reports suggested that a final assault on Kabul was being delayed until the formation of such a coalition under the guidance of U.N. Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi. With allied ground forces poised to enter the fray, British officials warned of a long military campaign - bad news for the millions of Afghans facing hunger and the prospect...