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To: 249443 who wrote (352)	11/3/2001 9:16:28 PM
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Reports: 80 Taliban Killed, 800 Defect, in Fierce Overnight Fighting Saturday Nov. 3, 2001; 10:43 a.m. EST Eighty Taliban soldiers died Friday night as U.S.-backed Northern Alliance forces attacked positions 19 miles south of the al Qaeda stronghold of Mazar-i-Sharif. Agence France Presse reported that the Taliban defeat came after a three hour battle in the Balkh province, where opposition forces gained control of the town of Aq-Kupruk. AFP based its report on claims from Northern Alliance spokesperson Qari Qudratullah, which have not yet been verified by Western journalists who are unable to get to the region. Qudratullah also claimed that as many as 800 Taliban troops defected to the Northern Alliance, including the leaders in charge of the Taliban in that area, ABC News.com reported Saturday. A number of Taliban vehicles, weapons and anti-aircraft missiles were also captured, the network said. Northern Alliance control of Mazar-i-Sharif would be an important strategic victory, since it would cut Taliban supply lines to western Afghanistan and the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan, according to wire reports. newsmax.com

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