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Rebel fighters in Northern Afghanistan

(30 Sep 2001) 1. Truck with mounted multiple rocket launcher parking for a firing position 2. Mid shot of soldiers carrying rockets 3. Close up of man loading rockets into launcher 4. Wide shot man loading rockets into launcher 5. Wide shot of rockets being fired 6. Wide shot of destroyed bridge over river, soldier kneeling and watching 7. Group of soldiers standing outside ruined building 8. Close up soldier talking on walkie-talkie 9. Man firing mortar shell 10. Another soldiers firing mortar shell 11.Close up man watching in the distance, pan to left another man watching the target area 12. Long shot of smoke billowing where shell exploded 13. People drinking tea in the tent pan to right 14. Mid shot man weighing wheat 15. Two men counting money 16. Close up money being counted 17. Man cooking food on the stove 18. Panoramic view of front line 19. Soldiers climbing on the hill 20. Fortified tank firing shell 21. Soldiers walking on the hill 22. Another fortified and camouflaged tank firing 23. Pan to left of front line and hills 24. Tank firing 25. Soldiers on the tank looking in the distance 26. Another tank firing 27. Soldiers seating inn the top of the tank 28. Soldiers firing two barreled anti aircraft gun 29. Various of soldiers on the tank STORYLINE: Fighters from the rebel Northern Alliance continued to shell pro Taliban forces around the Talokan region of Northern Afghanistan Sunday. There was no evidence of any ground gained. Instead rebels used fixed gun emplacements made from ex-Soviet tanks protected by sandbags and earthworks to shell what they believed to be Taliban positions on neighbouring hills. In between the rocket and shell salvos the fighters relaxed and sipped tea in large tents, as well as trading food. Large mortars and anti-aircraft cannon were also in evidence among the ragtag force's arsenal, as well as a rocket launcher mounted on the back of a truck, a destructive but unpredictable weapon made famous during World War Two and then dubbed a "Stalin's Organ". Northern Alliance fighters scattered when the last rocket in the weapon failed to fire, fearful that the projectile would blow up in the launcher, but it did eventually fire. US led forces, when they eventually take action against the Taliban and Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network will be unlikely to face problems with such outmoded weapons. The US Army invariably fights with the latest high tech weaponry and electronic command and control systems. But the fighters of the Northern Alliance do have advantages over the U-S forces who may soon become their allies. They know the country well, and U-S intelligence in the region is poor and often relies on go-betweens such as Pakistan and now possibly Russia. Military personnel who aided the Mujihadeen during their struggle against Soviet occupation say the water in the region is almost undrinkable for Westerners, and the terrain favours low tech guerilla forces with a minimum of equipment, not the heavy paraphernalia which typifies modern NATO -type forces. Many of the country's passes are impassable to vehicles, and many of the roads through its valley floors are ideal ambush spots, littered with destroyed tanks and APCs. If a U-S led force is to attempt to gain territory in this land the fighters of the Northern Alliance and their Soviet-era weapons may prove vital. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...