...many, many bombs that raised huge masses of smoke," opposition fighter Said Mirshah, 24, said. An opposition spokesman in Parwan province, 35 miles north of Kabul, said Friday's assault was the heaviest in the area since the air campaign began Oct...

...attacked Taliban positions defending Mazar-e-Sharif in the provinces of Samangan and Balkh, as well as Taliban targets in Parwan province northwest of the capital, Kabul. In separate bombing north of Kabul, witnesses said at least 11 bombs fell Wednesday...