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Pastimes : Terrorist Attacks -- NEWS UPDATES ONLY

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To: Quahog who started this subject11/13/2001 8:53:39 AM
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Anti-Taliban Tribals March on Kandahar

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QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Thousands of tribal fighters were advancing on the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan (news - web sites) after taking the nearby airport on Tuesday, witnesses said.

Travelers from the area arriving in the Pakistani border town of Chaman said they had seen 4,000 to 5,000 fighters capture the airport, some 20 miles south of Kandahar, earlier on Tuesday. They said they could threaten the city in the evening or on Wednesday morning.

The fighters were seen on the march at Shorandab mountains, some 18 miles from the city, the travelers told Reuters.
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