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Two Northern Alliance soldiers near the village of Ai-Khanum in northern Afghanistan watch dust and smoke rise after explosions at Taliban positions Nov. 1, 2001. (CNS/Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko)
Two Northern Alliance soldiers near the village of Ai-Khanum in northern Afghanistan watch dust and smoke rise after explosions at Taliban positions Nov. 1, 2001. (CNS/Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko)