Afghan opposition forces early on Monday captured the western Afghan town of Herat, Iranian state radio said. The northeastern town of Kunduz has also been captured, a member of the Northern Alliance opposition movement told the state IRNA news agency on Monday. "The Northern Alliance forces captured this city after killing and capturing a number of Taliban forces," Radio Iran said, quoting its correspondent in the region. Herat is a large town situated about 150 km from the Iranian border.
The radio said earlier the troops were led by Ismail Khan, a Northern Alliance warlord and former governor of Herat. "The population of Herat has started to revolt ... and the city should fall by tomorrow," a spokesman for Khan said late on Sunday. Opposition forces have already taken the strategic northern town of Mazar-i-Sharif as well as several neighbouring provinces. Bureau Report