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| Afghanistan |
| Talibs reported moving troops to Uzbek border |
| 2001-10-07 |
Before the strikes, the Taliban said they had sent thousands of troops to the border with Uzbekistan, whose president has allowed U.S. troops use of an air base for the anti-terrorism campaign. The Taliban claims could not be independently verified. However, Russia's Interfax news agency reported Saturday that Taliban troops had been moving long-range artillery and multiple rocket launchers toward the border. More than 10 guns and rocket launchers had moved within range of the Uzbek border town of Termez, Interfax said, quoting Afghan opposition sources. The Taliban are estimated to have some 40,000 fighters -- around a quarter of them from Osama bin Laden's organization. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |