41.   The official plane carrying Holbrooke and his delegation from Paris to Belgrade was forced to fly around the area over Bosnia from which NATO planes were pounding Serb targets.

42.   The operation has involved pounding the targets from the air while encircling the mountain range with hundreds of ground troops to prevent any fighters from fleeing.

43.   The United States pounded terrorist targets in Afghanistan from the air for a second night Monday in an effort to undercut the Taliban militia sheltering Osama bin Laden.

44.   Throughout the day, warplanes pounded targets in the north of Kabul, including a fuel depot near the airport.

45.   Throughout the day, warplanes pounded targets in northern Kabul, including a fuel depot near the airport.

46.   U.S. jets pounded targets around the Taliban stronghold city of Kandahar on Tuesday in what one Taliban official described as relentless attack.

47.   U.S. jets, meanwhile, pounded targets south of Jalalabad early Wednesday, the sources said.

48.   U.S. jets pounded targets in at least three cities Saturday night after a one-day lull for the Muslim holy day.

49.   U.S. jets pounded targets in Kabul and other cities Sunday as the U.S. air campaign against Osama bin Laden and his Taliban allies entered a second week.

50.   U.S. jets pounded targets in Kabul and other cities Sunday as the U.S. air campaign to force the handover of Osama bin Laden entered a second week.