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Tuesday, 13 November, 2001, 10:50 GMT

In pictures: Opposition takes Kabul

The people of Kabul cheered in opposition forces after the Taleban deserted the Afghan capital without a fight.
The Northern Alliance had said it would only send small police forces into the capital to maintain order, but already there are reports of looting.

Kabul residents

Kabul residents listen to music tape

Afghan people look at a destroyed Taleban pickup in the centre of Kabul

Uniformed fighters of Northern Alliance wait at the entrance of Afghanistan capital

Northern Alliance fighters patrol the streets of Kabul

Jubilant Northern Alliance fighters at the front-line village of Rabat near Bagram, 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Kabul

Northern Alliance soldiers near Bagram wave as they move toward Kabul

A Northern Alliance fighter looks at plumes of smoke after a US aircraft bombs a Taleban-controlled village near Rabat

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