But
in August, they made advancements, killing hundreds of Bin Laden's white-clothed
militia, and retaking some of the important towns near the border.
Days
later, a bomb went off in Ahmed Shah Massoud's office. Moroccan fundamentalists,
posing as journalists, had blown a suicide bomb from their video camera.
Hours
later, over five thousand were killed in a suicide attack on the United
States which sent shock-waves of economic catastrophe around the world.
As
the world began pointing fingers at Afghanistan, Massoud died of spinal
cord injuries and severe gashes in his arms, legs and face. The United
Front was thought to have lost the war right then, for Massoud was considered
one of the greatest military intellects in modern history, and irreplaceable
to a loosely-strung coalition.
But
the United Front blasted missiles into Taliban military installations
near Kabul. For two weeks they fired on the Taliban, broadening their
control of Afghanistan in vengeance.
Russia
announced they would support the United Front. Shortly thereafter, other
countries began to offer support to the coalition which they had recognized
all along. Yesterday, the United States announced its full support for
the United Front, using the evidence of Massoud's death as evidence to
the world of the Taliban's role in attacks on America's greatest city.
At press, the United Front has incited thousands of Western Pashtuns to
their cause, and reports indicate United Front troops are headed for Kabul.
I
ask Pierre if he thought that it would be considered an infringement of
the Afghan's independent spirit if the U.S. and U.N. would try to support
the United Front. He says, "This is a delicate question. The Afghan's
sense of self-determination stems from the fact that they never have been
conquered. They always fought to be independent from outside powers, and
they have always managed. The U.S. knows this, and in my opinion, they
fear a new Vietnam…Should the conflict escalate, should the Americans
invade Afghanistan, one could fear the worse…"
