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U.S. Special Forces in Hunt for bin Laden
Monday, November 12, 2001
Online.ie

"... One of the encouraging things is of course that as movement occurs in the north, that some of the tribes in the south will decide to become more active ..."

American special forces slipped into the Afghan capital to offer "advice and counsel" to triumphant opposition forces, and small numbers of US troops were operating against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, US Defence Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said.

Rumsfeld was careful not to boast about the string of northern alliance military successes in northern Afghanistan against the Taliban, a stern Islamic militia that has ruled most of the country for five years.

He cautioned against concluding that the Taliban's retreat from the north means the hunt for Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network is almost over. He said US officials do not know where bin Laden is hiding.

With the capture of Kabul and other northern cities comes the potential for gaining information on the movements of bin Laden and other leaders of al-Qaida and the Taliban, US officials said.
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