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Opposition forces have almost finished building a new runway in the desert north of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, that military experts say will open an air bridge for foreign weapons and could set the stage for an all-out ground offensive against the Taliban regime. U.S. forces are already operating in Afghanistan without a staging area such as the Shirkat airstrip, which is long enough to handle U.S.

Opposition forces have almost finished building a new runway in the desert north of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, that military experts say will open an air bridge for foreign weapons and could set the stage for an all-out ground offensive against the Taliban regime. U.S. forces are already operating in Afghanistan without a staging area such as the Shirkat airstrip, which is long enough to handle U.S.

A temporary Afghan cease-fire was in shreds Friday after a rocket destroyed a Russian military plane sent to airlift diplomats out of Kabul. The dissident Hezb-i-Islami movement said Afghan MIG fighters and SU-22 bombers raided its bases south of Kabul after the government's 10-hour cease-fire expired Friday afternoon. The air raids took place hours after a rocket struck the airport, starting a fire that destroyed one of three Russian transport planes and injured four commandos.

A temporary Afghan cease-fire was in shreds Friday after a rocket destroyed a Russian military plane sent to airlift diplomats out of Kabul. The dissident Hezb-i-Islami movement said Afghan MIG fighters and SU-22 bombers raided its bases south of Kabul after the government's 10-hour cease-fire expired Friday afternoon. The air raids took place hours after a rocket struck the airport, starting a fire that destroyed one of three Russian transport planes and injured four commandos.