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US warplanes bomb Taliban positions north of Kabul
US warplanes bombed Kabul and Taliban front lines north of the Afghan capital on Sunday, but there was no sign of an expected opposition offensive on the city.
US warplanes bombed Kabul and Taliban front lines north of the Afghan capital on Sunday, but there was no sign of an expected opposition offensive on the city.
One plane laid a carpet of bombs in at least one pass over the southern part of the front line, raising a long screen of black smoke over the far end of the Shomali plain around 8:30am.
Later a us B-52 heavy bomber, clearly visible in the sky, dropped another heavy payload on the same area.
The latest strikes followed overnight bombing of the Taliban front-line positions and a pre-dawn strike on targets in Kabul itself.
Kabul residents heard at least 10 loud explosions and Abdul Henan Hemat, head of the Taliban's Bakhter information agency, said that a marble factory in the east of the city had been completely destroyed.
On the ground, there was no visible movement from the opposition front lines, which have been reinforced in recent days with troops, tanks and ammunitions.
Opposition commanders have said that they are preparing for an offensive on Kabul, following sweeping Northern Alliance gains in the north of the country.
Bureau Report
Kabul residents heard at least 10 loud explosions and Abdul Henan Hemat, head of the Taliban's Bakhter information agency, said that a marble factory in the east of the city had been completely destroyed.
On the ground, there was no visible movement from the opposition front lines, which have been reinforced in recent days with troops, tanks and ammunitions.
Opposition commanders have said that they are preparing for an offensive on Kabul, following sweeping Northern Alliance gains in the north of the country.
Bureau Report