An intrusive sweep that has spanned several provinces risks alienating Afghans and fueling the insurgency the new government is trying to stop. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Christina Goldbaum and Najim ...

U.S. support for anti-Taliban forces in northern Afghanistan is emerging as an important component of Washington's anti-terrorism campaign. The Bush Administration has authorized covert aid for the so ...

TALOQAN, Afghanistan – The Northern Alliance soldier looked up from his walkie-talkie, glared at the visiting reporter, and quickly mumbled something to his commanding officer. "How dare you invite ...

As the Taliban firms up its grip on Afghanistan, there is one remote region whose resistance to the militant group goes back decades. Now, the last major holdout is under threat. The Taliban has been ...

2001-11-29 04:00:00 PDT Maidan Shahr, Afghanistan-- Commanders for the Northern Alliance, which reneged on a pledge to the United States not to enter the Afghan capital, said yesterday that they ...

Here is what we know about the Northern Alliance, the main military opposition to the Taliban in Afghanistan: They are mostly Tajiks and Uzbeks, though other ethnic groups have joined them as well.