1.   Alliance officials had Afghan Taliban units defect in lanes, he said, allowing alliance soldiers to circle behind Arab and Pakistani units that were expected to resist.

2.   Presidential staff and election officials were sent home early Tuesday, and soldiers circled the Parliament building.

3.   As the soldiers circled the rebel positions, the guerrillas took refugee in a Hindu temple.

4.   As the soldiers circled the rebel positions, the guerrillas took refuge in a Hindu temple.

5.   Houses around the mosque were evacuated and soldiers circled the area, said Deputy Inspector-General S.S. Bhullar of the Border Security Force.