U.S. Central Command chief Gen. Tommy Franks said today the potential capture of the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif by Taliban opposition forces would allow the United States to more safely transport humanitarian aid or troops over land into Afghanistan. "We're interested in (Mazar-e-Sharif) because it would provide a land bridge . . . up to Uzbekistan, which provides us, among other things, a humanitarian pathway for us to move supplies out of Central Asia and down into Afghanistan," Franks...
