DASHT-E-QALA: A Northern Alliance fighter sits in the Opposition-controlled town of Dasht-e-Qala in Takhar province, northern Afghanistan, on Oct. 26, 2001. The USA needs to intensify its attacks on Taliban forces and should do a better job of coordinating the assault on the Islamic militia that rules Afghanistan with opposition fighters, a senior official in the Northern Alliance said on Friday. —AP/PTI