Taliban transfers scuds and half its fighters to border

Article Abstract:

The challenges facing Afghanistan's Taliban regime as it prepares itself militarily for a possible strike by the US in response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon are considered. Its army is small and relatively poorly equipped, and its success will depend on the type of war that emerges.

Intnl Political Relations, International relations

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In a mountain stronghold, the Taliban's enemy sense victory is in their sights

Article Abstract:

Forces opposed to Afghanistan's Taliban regime are beginning to emerge from hiding, sensing that the regime's position has become very insecure. They now look likely to receive the international support they have sought for so long. The Northern Alliance indicates that Arabs and Pakistanis fighting with Taliban troops have begun to desert.

Civil Conflict, Political aspects, Civil war

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Two months on, a war waged by the strong against the weak nears its inevitable end

Article Abstract:

The outcome of the conflict in Afghanistan has been determined from the beginning by the great military superiority of the US over the Taliban. As in other conflicts in Afghanistan, the switching of allegiances has also played a significant role in the outcome.

United States, International politics, Military aspects

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