Opposition spokesman Ashraf Nadem said his forces had captured another district, Sayyat, southwest of Mazar-e-Sharif, while the Taliban denied losing the district and said three opposition attacks had failed.
By 9 am Afghan time Friday, forces of Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostam were reported to have advanced to within four miles northwest of Mazar and captured 300 of the Islamic militia's soldiers. Nearer Kabul, AFP reports that Afghan Shia Muslim faction Hezb-i-Wahdat in northeast Iran said that the US warplanes were using Bagram airfield. |