Afghanistan: February 17, 2001

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The central Afghanistan town of Bamiyan has changed hands again, as Taliban forces retook it from the Northern Alliance and continued to pour troops into the area to drive the Northern Alliance out of surrounding areas. The Taliban has brought in three helicopter gunships, as well as its usual artillery and armored vehicles. 

 

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