The United States has sent military advisers to aid Afghan forces in Ghazni, where they were struggling today to regain full control three days after the Taliban launched a massive assault on the eastern city.
The assault was a major show of force by the Taliban, who had infiltrated deep into the city and attacked from several directions. In recent years the insurgents have seized several districts across the country and staged near-daily attacks on Afghan security forces, but have been unable to capture and hold urban areas.
The US-led NATO mission has carried out airstrikes in support of Afghan forces.
Lt Col Martin O'Donnell, a spokesman for US forces in Afghanistan, said Afghan forces were engaged in a "cleanup operation," while acknowledging for the first time that "some US advisers were on the ground."
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