41.   And opposition fighters are hopeful that possible U.S. military strikes against the Taliban will tip the war in their favor.

42.   APTV has pictures of Russian troops clashing with Tajik opposition fighters across the border.

43.   Arif said the Taliban fighters attacked the strategic Andarb district of Baghlan province to push towards the Khawak pass, but opposition fighters repulsed their offensive.

44.   As the United States looks to send more troops into Afghanistan to scout out targets and train opposition fighters, Washington has been turning its attention to Uzbekistan.

45.   As U.S. planes pounded the approaching Taliban, the Afghan opposition fighters rallied and repulsed a Taliban attack on their flank.

46.   At least three soldiers and one opposition fighter were reported killed on Thursday in exchanges of gunfire in and around the capital.

47.   At this position near the front line north of Kabul, opposition fighters said they were hoping the United States would soon bombard Taliban forward positions.

48.   Bedraggled opposition fighters watched, excited, as smoke and dust billowed up.

49.   But al-Bayati denied the attackers were coming from Iran, saying those who took part were opposition fighters operating inside Iraq.

50.   But he said opposition fighters must have U.S. air support to advance.