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Taliban tank crossing over into Nothern Alliance held territory to surrender in Kunduz.

Taliban who were taken prisoner by the Northern Alliance when they entered Kundoz. 11/26/01

A Northern Alliance soldier shoots at point-blank range a Taliban fighter who was either severely wounded and near death or already dead on the streets of Kundoz during a firefight as the Northern Alliance entered the city. 11/26/01

Anti-Taliban fighters in front of an Al Qaeda position they just captured in the mountains above Tora Bora. They came under fire as they tried to advance and took shelter in the stone hut. 12/11/01

An anti-Taliban tank fires at the mountain stronghold of Al Qaeda as a local resident protects his ears from the roar of the canon. 12/10/01

Anti-Taliban fighters take shelter in an Al Qaeda fortification which they had just captured in the mountains above Tora Bora. The anti-Taliban forces were advancing on Al Qaeda and came under fire. One of the fighters is reading a document found…

A member of an anti-Taliban tank crew points out to his comrades an American jet attacking Al Qaeda positions in the mountains near Tora Bora. The blast can be seen in the background. 12/10/01

Anti-Taliban fighters take cover from incoming machine-gun fire from behind a former Al Qaeda position as they watch U.S. bombing Al Qaeda forces. 12/14/01

Following the collapse of Building 7, the NYFD returned to Ground Zero in force to continue searching for survivors.

A fireman probed the wreckage. NY firemen were the frontline troops in this battle, but rather than killing they were trying to save lives.