11.   At Amirabad, the surrendering Taliban drove into the nearby city of Taliqan waving to the Northern Alliance soldiers who lined the road to greet them.

12.   At Amirabad, the surrendering Taliban drove into the nearby city of Taloqan waving to the Northern Alliance soldiers who lined the road to greet them.

13.   At least a dozen ambulances blocked off Memorial Drive, and hundreds of onlookers lined the road to watch the frantic rescue effort.

14.   At each site, spectators lined the road ready to flee police.

15.   Away from the border, refugee camps lined the road, with signboards identifying their source of financing.

16.   Bodies and newly dug graves line the road, silently marking their disastrous retreat.

17.   A few days ago, hundreds of bodies lined the road.

18.   A friend of Howard Purcell was having a Saturday night party and the road was lined with cars.

19.   Along the way he made memories for himself and the people who lined the roads Tuesday to honor him.

20.   But political wrangling over how to change an antiquated system has long delayed any potential solutions, and failed to remove the debris lining roads even in rural areas.