sentence: Reports also place U.S. ground troops at the scene of the massacre.
sentences_before: The Taliban's defeat in Mazar quickly turned into defeat from the rest of the north and west of Afghanistan. As many as 2,000 Taliban fighters who surrendered were reportedly massacred by the Northern Alliance after the battle.
concept_name: report
headings: Mazar-i-Sharif History United States military action
categories: Cities in Afghanistan