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U.S. Inserts More Special Forces into Afghanistan
Monday, November 5, 2001
By John J. Lumpkin
The Associated Press

A Washington spokesman for the northern alliance, Haron Amin, said preparations are under way for a multipronged attack on various fronts in the north of Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON -- AP
The U.S. military inserted more special forces into Afghanistan as top commanders said Sunday the Taliban government is weakening but still controls substantial troops that will take time to thin out and conquer.

"We're setting in for the long haul," said Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

"We are going to continue to resupply" the anti-Taliban fighters of the opposition northern alliance "right through the winter," Myers said. "We think that they have every chance of prevailing."

Underscoring the drawn-out nature of the conflict, Myers said a couple more teams of special forces were inserted in Afghanistan in the last day or so.
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