JUDY WOODRUFF, CNN ANCHOR: Back now on the ground in Afghanistan, as you can imagine, the opposition forces have particular interest in the U.S.-led attacks again the Taliban. And CNN's Matthew Chance has that part of the story in Northern Afghanistan.</s>MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): More strikes on Afghanistan, this the eighth night of devastation from the air. Reports say these U.S.-led attacks hit a telephone exchange in the Afghan capital, Kabul that may be the city's last public link with the outside world. Eyewitnesses say Jalalabad and Kandahar were also targeted. Casualty figures could not be confirmed from the north. Here, opposition forces have been placed on their highest alert -- these many ethnic Tajik and Uzbek fighters already on the offensive in the north of the country. And their sights are set on the capital. But their political leaders acknowledge a sudden push into Kabul may harden majority ethnic Pashtun feelings against them. In other words, it may be a recipe for yet more bitter conflict.</s>DR. ABDULLAH ABDULLAH, NORTHERN ALLIANCE FOREIGN MINISTER: We have, like, 40 kilometers north of Kabul. And the issue of Kabul is one of political, as well as military importance for us -- and also as far as the situation in Afghanistan as the whole is concerned. Moving towards Kabul will need a political decision as well as military circumstances.</s>CHANCE: Northern Alliance commanders have expressed frustration that air strikes have not targeted frontline Taliban positions, clearing the way for an opposition advance. The U.S.-led coalition appears to be thinking ahead. (on camera): Post-Taliban, one of the big concerns of the international community is that Afghanistan does not slip back into the kind of ethnic, factional fighting that ravaged this country for years and made it a haven for groups like that of Osama bin Laden's. And there are currently intensive diplomatic efforts under way to try and find a political solution that will bring together all of the country's ethnic groups. Matthew Chance, CNN, Northern Afghanistan.
Northern Alliance Eager for United States to Expand Attacks