1.   Although their situation looks grim, the opposition troops on Mount Zamburbulaq are trying to remain confident.

2.   But officials also acknowledged the aggressive bombing strategy also could increase the risk of hitting more civilians and friendly opposition rebel troops.

3.   By Tuesday morning, opposition troops stood at the edge of the city and saw that there were no Taliban soldiers left.

4.   However, the United States seems prepared to rely on Afghan opposition troops known as the Northern Alliance to sweep away most of the Taliban ground forces.

5.   Instead, he would offer opposition Afghan troops who have been trained by American soldiers as an alternative guard corps.

6.   Initial reports from those meetings indicated that Taliban local leaders agreed to let opposition troops into Kunduz to oversee a surrender.

7.   The first opposition troops entered Kunduz over the weekend.

8.   They would keep the Taliban updated on forays by opposition troops.

9.   This plan, in short, would involve fighting a preventive war against Iraq from a standing start but using opposition troops instead of U.S. ground forces.

10.   This plan, in short, would involve fighting a preventive war against Iraq from astanding start but using opposition troops instead of U.S. ground forces.