(4)Pictures in Afghanistan

(4)Pictures in Afghanistan

JABAL US SARAJ, Afghanistan - A Northern Alliance soldier holds a picture depicting Ahmed Shah Massoud, an assassinated alliance leader, on an armored vehicle in Jabal-us-Saraj, northern Afghanistan, on Nov. 16.

N. Alliance preparing to advance on Kabul

N. Alliance preparing to advance on Kabul

JABAL US SARAJ, Afghanistan - Trucks and tanks of Afghanistan's opposition Northern Alliance carry soldiers about 30 kilometers from the capital of Kabul on Nov. 12. The Northern Alliance says it is preparing to advance on the capital soon.

Afghan rebels capture Mazar-e-Sharif: official

Afghan rebels capture Mazar-e-Sharif: official

JABAL US SARAJ, Afghanistan - Northern Alliance's tanks are ready in Charikar, northern Afghanistan, on Nov. 9 to head for the battlefront in a bid to capture Mazar-e-Sharif, a stronghold of the Afghan ruling Taliban. A senior Northern Alliance official claimed the alliance's troops entered Mazar-e-Sharif and met little resistance.

(1)Northern Alliance stages military drill

(1)Northern Alliance stages military drill

JABAL-US-SARAJ, Afghanistan - Afghan's opposition Northern Alliance stages a military exercise in Jabal-us-Saraj in northern Afghanistan on Nov. 5 to show their readiness to advance on Kabul. Some 7,000 soldiers in new uniforms took part in the drill.

(2)Northern Alliance stages military drill

(2)Northern Alliance stages military drill

JABAL-US-SARAJ, Afghanistan - Northern Alliance President Burhanuddin Rabani (R) and Gen. Mohammad Fahim inspect their soldiers during a military drill at Jabal-us-Saraj, northern Afghanistan on Nov. 5. Some 7,000 soldiers took part in the drill, meant to demonstrate the opposition force's readiness to advance on Kabul.

N. Alliance's Abdullah says U.S. air strikes very soon

N. Alliance's Abdullah says U.S. air strikes very soon

JABAL-US-SARAJ, Afghanistan - Abdullah Abdullah (L), foreign minister of Afghanistan's anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, speaks to journalists Oct. 7 in Jabal-us-Saraj, northern Afghanistan. Abdullah said U.S. air strikes against the Taliban may take place in a few days time.

Afghan rebels capture Mazar-e-Sharif: official

Afghan rebels capture Mazar-e-Sharif: official

JABAL US SARAJ, Afghanistan - Northern Alliance's tanks are ready in Charikar, northern Afghanistan, on Nov. 9 to head for the battlefront in a bid to capture Mazar-e-Sharif, a stronghold of the Afghan ruling Taliban. A senior Northern Alliance official claimed the alliance's troops entered Mazar-e-Sharif and met little resistance.

(4)Pictures in Afghanistan

(4)Pictures in Afghanistan

JABAL US SARAJ, Afghanistan - A Northern Alliance soldier holds a picture depicting Ahmed Shah Massoud, an assassinated alliance leader, on an armored vehicle in Jabal-us-Saraj, northern Afghanistan, on Nov. 16.

N. Alliance preparing to advance on Kabul

N. Alliance preparing to advance on Kabul

JABAL US SARAJ, Afghanistan - Trucks and tanks of Afghanistan's opposition Northern Alliance carry soldiers about 30 kilometers from the capital of Kabul on Nov. 12. The Northern Alliance says it is preparing to advance on the capital soon.

N. Alliance's Abdullah says U.S. air strikes very soon

N. Alliance's Abdullah says U.S. air strikes very soon

JABAL-US-SARAJ, Afghanistan - Abdullah Abdullah (L), foreign minister of Afghanistan's anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, speaks to journalists Oct. 7 in Jabal-us-Saraj, northern Afghanistan. Abdullah said U.S. air strikes against the Taliban may take place in a few days time.

(2)Northern Alliance stages military drill

(2)Northern Alliance stages military drill

JABAL-US-SARAJ, Afghanistan - Northern Alliance President Burhanuddin Rabani (R) and Gen. Mohammad Fahim inspect their soldiers during a military drill at Jabal-us-Saraj, northern Afghanistan on Nov. 5. Some 7,000 soldiers took part in the drill, meant to demonstrate the opposition force's readiness to advance on Kabul.