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| Northern Alliance will hold back offensive until political agreement reached |
| 2001-10-15 |
Afghanistan's Northern Alliance on Monday indicated it would hold back from an offensive to take Kabul alongside US-led strikes until a political agreement was reached on the form of a post-war government. "If we reach an agreement before entering Kabul, that would be an ideal situation," Northern Alliance foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah told BBC radio. "If the military situation evolves in such a way that we have to move closer to Kabul, we will do that. In that case, one should think about the role that the United Nations can play in establishing a security force in Kabul or other options." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |