ATTACKS AFGHANISTAN

Northern alliance fighters listen to the radio in a village, some 15 km (9 miles) southwest of the opposition-controlled town of Dasht-e-Qala in Takhar province, northern Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001. The northern alliance is believed to control about 10 percent of Afghanistan. Alliance officials are hoping the U.S. assaults on the front-line will help clear the way for an advance on Kabul. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze).