1.   Is it ready to resume diplomatic relations with the North, as it did five years ago with Vietnam, another hardline Communist regime in Asia?

2.   In the south, there are initial signs that tribes once aligned with the hardline Islamic regime are joining the revolt.

3.   In the south, there were the first signs that tribes once aligned with the hardline Islamic regime were joining the revolt.

4.   Instability in Pakistan, which has supported the hardline Taliban regime in Afghanistan but also is cooperating with the United States, is a particular danger.

5.   In the south, there were signs that tribes once aligned with the hardline Islamic regime were joining the revolt.

6.   Muttawakil, generally regarded as a moderate within the old hardline Islamist regime, is the senior Taliban leader in custody.

7.   So far the hardline Islamic regime has not been recognized by anyone despite repeated requests.

8.   The city was the base of the hardline Taliban regime that was ousted by U.S.-led forces for its support of the al-Qaida terrorist group.

9.   U.S. and Russian officials have been talking about what should happen in Afghanistan assuming the hardline Islamic Taliban regime loses power, a diplomat said Friday.

10.   Five years after the fall of the hardline communist regime, the country is plumbing the depths, an analysis by the local academy of sciences showed.