1.   The Taliban militia seized the capital Kabul in September and now controls two-thirds of the country.

2.   Holl was mandated to seek a final settlement to the factional war in Afghanistan but he lowered his expectations after the Taliban militia seized Kabul in late September.

3.   But the guerrilla camp had been empty since the fundamentalist militia seized the centre and looted its large stock of arms and ammunition, AIP said.

4.   The Taliban militia seized Kabul in September last year and have openly declared their ambition to control the remaining one-third of Afghanistan not under their control.

5.   The Taliban militia seized Kabul over six months ago, and have enforced a strict interpretation of Islamic law in the two-thirds of Afghanistan they now control.

6.   The university, closed since the Taliban Islamic militia seized the Afghan capital last September, is due to reopen this Sunday.

7.   Reports from Tehran on Saturday said the student militia seized Farah city forcing the pro-Rabbani forces to retreat toward Shindand.

8.   The Afghan Taliban militia has seized another district in western Ghor province in fighting against Kabul government forces, a Taliban spokesman said Saturday.

9.   The Afghan Taliban militia seized Kabul a little over six months ago, and now control around two-thirds of Afghanistan.

10.   The hardline Islamic Taliban militia seized the Afghan capital Kabul last month after a two-year sweep across two-thirds of the country.