B-52s pound front line near Kabul: ; Taliban field headquarters blasted repeatedly

JABAL SARAJ, Afghanistan - B-52 bombers pounded the front linenorth of Kabul in one of the strongest attacks yet, blasting aTaliban field headquarters. Opposition forces said the bombingappeared directed by U.S. forces on the ground.

Strong American attacks were also reported against Talibanpositions defending the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Oneopposition official, Nadeem Ashraf, called the daylong attacks"relentless" despite overcast skies and heavy rains.

Along the Kabul front, elated opposition fighters and awedvillagers on the opposition-held side estimated as many as 60 bombsfell by midday.

Huge explosions sent plumes of smoke surging up from …