A Win in the Fog Of War: After weeks of false starts, the Northern Alliance advances on the Taliban in the north, taking Mazar-e Sharif. As our allies fight to press on, the U.S. command is asking for more resources, including the Marines. From: Newsweek | Date: November 19, 2001| Author: Barry, John; Hammer, Joshua | COPYRIGHT 2001 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Joshua Hammer and John Barry

Sprawling across a dusty plain just south of the mountains of Uzbekistan, the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif is a place where war and religion collide. Warrens of mud-brick houses cluster around the town's single landmark: a crumbling lapis-lazuli mosque purported to be the burial place of Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad. For centuries this strategic town on the Central Asian Silk Road has also been a bloody battle...

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