1.   Bunker said that Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N. special representative to Afghanistan, was upset over the stream of reports of civilian casualties.

2.   Bunker said it was unclear just how young the Taliban soldiers killed in the school were.

3.   Bunker said she could not confirm the claim by Zaeef, the Taliban envoy, that people were burning the food being dropped in Afghanistan by U.S. aircraft.

4.   Bunker said her information came by radio Tuesday from an Afghan worker, who is a longtime United Nations employee.

5.   Bunker said the Taliban were beating local staff members from the United Nations and other nongovernmental agencies.

6.   Bunker said among vehicles seized were three ambulances and a pickup truck confiscated by the Taliban in Kandahar, the headquarters of the religious militia.

7.   Bunker said she did not know whether the guards were armed or why they were in the building.

8.   Bunker said that the appeal is subject to change once the interim administration has an opportunity to look at it closely.

9.   Bunker said the United Nations expects to continue its aid programs even with the reduced staff.

10.   Bunker said without communications, relief operations would be impossible.