51.   He said he was in Kabul to drill water wells and hand out money to the poor when the city fell in November.

52.   He would not confirm the city had fallen.

53.   If the city falls, it is likely that the alliance would also capture the areas up the Uzbek border.

54.   Leon Kalima, a spokesman for the ministry of defense, said there had been looting but he could not confirm if the city had fallen.

55.   Leon Kalima, a spokesman for the ministry of defense, confirmed the looting but could not confirm the city had fallen or casualty figures.

56.   Omar escaped from his headquarters of Kandahar before the city fell in December.

57.   Omar was in Kandahar when the city fell last week, but has since disappeared.

58.   Omar was in Kandahar when the city fell last week, but has disappeared.

59.   Rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran swore last week to continue the guerrilla war even if the city fell.

60.   Seeing the city nearly fall, he decided to make the military his career.