61.   Many battles were fought along the borderline as militiamen loyal to one or another of the warlords sought to extend the territory under their control.

62.   Many battles were fought along the borderline as militiamen loyal to the faction leaders sought to extend their territory.

63.   One government tank had been destroyed in fighting along the road, troops said.

64.   Several other explosions heard Tuesday afternoon in the city were later assessed by the UN to have come from fighting along the confrontation line which rings the besieged capital.

65.   The ex-government has claimed to have captured some Pakistani nationals fighting along side the Taliban in the battle in the north.