| Anti-Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan seized part of the road between Kandahar and Spin Boldak and were approaching Kandahar. Aided by US warplanes, the fighters pushed back a Taliban force. There were conflicting reports of the number of dead, with one tribal official saying as many as 80 Taliban died. Taliban began to withdraw from Spin Boldak toward Kandahar. Dozens of pickup trucks -- their lights extinguished -- were driving out of Spin Boldak and south into the desert. |