Wolf Blitzer Reports (CNN) - 2001-11-13

Name: Wolf Blitzer Reports (CNN) - 2001-11-13
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[0:00] [Music]

[0:03] Tonight on World Blitzer Reports, the

[0:05] war room, a stunning setback for

[0:08] Afghanistan's Taliban as the Northern

[0:10] Alliance captures the capital. There was

[0:13] no option for us but to uh to send our

[0:17] security forces into Kabul.

[0:20] But the celebrations are marred by

[0:22] violence. The US and its allies worry

[0:25] about a power vacuum. We'll go live to

[0:27] Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Pentagon

[0:30] reporters. Have the anti-Taliban forces

[0:34] moved too far, too soon. Are they

[0:36] committing revenge killings? I'll ask

[0:39] Northern Alliance envoy Harunamin. Peter

[0:42] Thompson, former US envoy to the

[0:44] antis-siet Afghan resistance, and CNN

[0:47] military analyst, retired General Wesley

[0:50] Clark, as we go into the war room.

[0:53] [Music]

[1:01] Good evening. I'm Wolf Blitzer reporting

[1:03] tonight from Washington. What a

[1:05] difference a week makes. Only days ago,

[1:07] there were widespread doubts about a US

[1:09] military strategy in Afghanistan that

[1:11] focused largely on air strikes and an

[1:13] alliance with the anti-Taliban rebels.

[1:16] Now with near breathtaking speed, the

[1:18] Northern Alliance forces are on the

[1:20] offensive. Their latest success, the

[1:22] takeover of the country's capital,

[1:23] Kabul, and the Taliban appear to be in

[1:26] full retreat. In the Afghan capital,

[1:29] jubilation mixes with vengeance. Let's

[1:31] go right to Kabell where CNN's Matthew

[1:33] Chance is standing by live with all the

[1:35] latest developments. Matthew,

[1:40] that's right, Wolf. A dramatic turn of

[1:42] events here in the Afghan capital. Just

[1:44] a day ago or so, this city behind me,

[1:47] Carbell, was firmly in the hands of the

[1:50] Taliban. Now those T