ANNOUNCER: Michael Morrison from Scotts Valley, California asks: What is the size of the Afghan military forces and the nature of their equipment?</s>RETIRED MAJOR GENERAL DON SHEPPERD, CNN MILITARY ANALYST: You've got two sides, of course, the Taliban being the largest. And they're rumored to have approximately 50,000 troops, if you will, around 650 vehicles, about 20 Soviet-era MiG-type aircraft, around 40 transports and around 10 helicopters. Those are arranged against the Northern Alliance and coalition forces. And, basically, they have approximately 12 to 15,000 fighters, around 100-120 vehicles, around three or four transports and maybe eight helicopters. So it's about a four-to-one ratio. The Northern Alliance is greatly outnumbered. So when they go forward to take territory, it really stretches them thin. This is a difficult military situation for them. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
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