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| US Warplanes Bomb Taliban Positions |
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WED, NOV 07, 2001
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US planes have begun the 31st day of attacks on Afghanistan's ruling Taliban north of Kabul as Washington has sought the use of airfields closer to the war zones. US warplanes bombed Taliban positions behind the front lines north of the capital on Tuesday, targeting tanks and artillery which look down on the opposition-held Bagram airbase.
Ten explosions could be seen around Kubacha and Mirsambat in the morning as warplanes flew high above the Shomali plain for about an hour.
The opposition Northern Alliance has called on the United States to step up air attacks on the enemy north of Kabul.
Its commander welcomed the use of B-52 heavy bombers to strafe strips of ground and carpet-bomb small areas, but Taliban reinforcements have been reported arriving at the front in their hundreds almost every day.
The Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press said the alliance had captured a northern district from the Taliban on Tuesday after five hours of overnight fighting.
Opposition commander Mustafah said US jets had hit the Taliban positions of Moshin Ab and Karabakh with five missiles late on Monday. The opposition struck the same locations with 20 missiles.
Meanwhile, in a bid to show it's in control, Taliban on Tuesday launched a polio immunisation drive for 5.7 million children even after the United States ignored appeals to halt air strikes.
In Pakistan, hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Pakistani port city of Karachi to continue their protests against the military campaign in Afghanistan on Monday.
The also demanded the release of religious leader and Pakistani cleric Qazi Hussain Ahmed, who was put under house arrest by the government last weekend.
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