TITLE

Strikes open way for ground war

AUTHOR(S)
Peterson, Scott
PUB. DATE
October 2001
SOURCE
Christian Science Monitor;10/10/2001, Vol. 93 Issue 221, p1
SOURCE TYPE
Newspaper
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Reports on the preparations for a ground war in Afghanistan against the Taliban forces. Preparations of the Northern Alliance to advance on the Afghan capital of Kabul; Idea that the Taliban militia has been reinforced by warriors who are loyal to Osama bin Laden; Belief of the Alliance soldiers that the United States will provide air cover for their attack; Strategy for victory in Kabul.
ACCESSION #
5308986

Tags: WAR;  TALIBAN;  NORTHERN Alliance (Afghanistan);  BIN Laden, Osama, 1957-2011;  STRATEGY

 

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