21.   The Taliban religious militia claimed Sunday to have captured two districts in the strategic Ghorband valley in northern Afghanistan and that rival soliders switched sides.

22.   The Taliban Islamic militia claimed Friday to have captured the strategically important eastern Afghan town of Azra after heavy fighting with Kabul government forces.

23.   The Taliban Islamic militia Friday claimed complete control of Kabul after three days of fighting for the Afghan capital.

24.   The Taliban Islamic militia Friday claimed complete control of Kabul after three days of fighting for the Afghan capital and immediately sought to establish an Islamic government.

25.   Loyalist militia claimed four murders, while the IRA said it carried out the fifth.

26.   On Saturday, the militia claimed to have taken another district in the west of the country where it already controls Herat province.

27.   On Tuesday Hezbollah opened fire at an Israeli armoured patrol inside the zone while the Syrian-backed Amal militia claimed a rocket attack on the SLA militia.

28.   The Islamic Taliban militia Monday claimed to have quelled opposition attacks in the east of the country, but admitted problems in the turbulent area were not over.