A truck with refugees from Kabul, finally safe in the Nothern Alliance held territory of Afganistan. Thousands have fled Kabul for fear of the Taliban and the possibility of military action by the United States. (YURI KOZYREV / For The Times)
For ethnic Tajiks headed north on the old Kabul road Monday, the journey began in a predawn panic Sunday, as soldiers descended upon their neighborhoods, stopping to loot televisions, VCRs and other valuables. (YURI KOZYREV / For The Times)
Afghan refugees head for the Northern Alliance. (YURI KOZYREV / For The Times)
A truck carries refugees through the northern region of Afghanistan. (YURI KOZYREV / For The Times)
An ethnic Tajik heads for Northern Afghanistan to avoid being pressed into military service. (YURI KOZYREV / For The Times)
Refugees sit in a truck, finally safe in the Nothern Alliance held territory of Afganistan after fleeing Kabul for fear of the Taliban and possible American bombs. (YURI KOZYREV / For The Times)
Women comfort a young boy after their arrival behind the lines of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance. (YURI KOZYREV / For The Times)
A young member of the Northern Alliance clasps an assault rifle near the Afghan village of Denou. (YURI KOZYREV / For The Times)
Marines run from a CH-46 Seaknight helicopter after a rope-descending exercise at Camp Pendleton. (DON TORMEY / Los Angeles Times)
