The Prison Revolt at Mazar-i-Sharif

A Northern Alliance fighter seeks cover behind a corpse during battle at a fortress in Qala-i-Jangy. The last 150 Taliban holdouts there were killed, according to an Afghan security official.

A Northern Alliance fighter seeks cover behind a corpse during battle at a fortress in Qala-i-Jangy. The last 150 Taliban holdouts there were killed, according to an Afghan security official.  (OLEG NIKISHIN / Getty Images)

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U.S.-led special operations troops monitor the fighting

U.S.-led special operations troops monitor the fighting between the Northern Alliance and the Taliban at the Qala-i-Jangy fortress.  (OLEG NIKISHIN / Getty Images)

Northern Alliance fighters gather near a prison after the end of fighting.

Northern Alliance fighters gather near a prison after the end of fighting.  (OLEG NIKISHIN / Getty Images)

A Northern Alliance fighter checks the bodies of pro-Taliban soldiers.

A Northern Alliance fighter checks the bodies of pro-Taliban soldiers.  (OLEG NIKISHIN / Getty Images)

Northern Alliance fighters walk through a yard littered with bodies of pro-Taliban forces.

Northern Alliance fighters walk through a yard littered with bodies of pro-Taliban forces in the fortress prison near Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.  (OLEG NIKISHIN / Getty Images)

Northern Alliance fighters rest after days of combat in the fortress prison near Mazar-i-Sharif.

Northern Alliance fighters rest after days of combat in the fortress prison near Mazar-i-Sharif.  (OLEG NIKISHIN / Getty Images)