1.   The first was the experience of what had happened after World War I.

2.   As told by Hurmat, the battered Taliban forces had gathered at Shulgareh following their retreat from the three districts the Northern Alliance captured the day before.

3.   But in Afghanistan, many Muslims rejoiced in new freedoms following the retreat of the Taliban.

4.   Also, some Afghan refugees in Pakistan decided to return home after hearing that the northern alliance had moved into the Afghan capital following the retreat of the Taliban.

5.   In currencies, the dollar continued to weaken against the yen, following its retreat in New York overnight.

6.   Japanese stock prices fell sharply Monday morning following a retreat on Wall Street on strong U.S. employment data last week.

7.   Japanese stock prices finished sharply lower in thin trading Monday following a retreat on Wall Street on strong U.S. employment data last week.

8.   On the stock market, the Nikkei was down in early trading following a retreat on Wall Street on Friday.

9.   Serb security forces shelled four villages in southern Kosovo Tuesday, ethnic Albanian sources said, following the retreat of ethnic Albanian insurgents from another village.

10.   The Nikkei index fell as investors sold major technology issues and telecommunication stocks following a retreat in the tech-rich Nasdaq composite index overnight.