1.   Ravaged by war, Afghanistan has fallen victim in recent years to famine, plague, droughts and floods as well.

2.   The refugees and prisoners are returning to a land ravaged by war.

3.   Both republics have been ravaged by war since the breakup of the Soviet Union, and living standards have dropped dramatically.

4.   Darmangar said the situation is similar around a country ravaged by war for decades.

5.   President Aslan Maskhadov is struggling to assert his authority in a land ravaged by war and plagued by armed gangs.

6.   President Aslan Maskhadov is struggling to assert his authority in a land ravaged by war and plagued by kidnappings and other crime.

7.   Ravaged by war and plundered by decades of corrupt dictatorships, Congo was eager to regain its old partnership with Belgium.

8.   Ravaged by war, the valley has been the scene of some of the heaviest fighting in Afghanistan throughout the winter.

9.   That can be a herculean task in a country ravaged by war.

10.   The French-based humanitarian aid organization Doctors Without Borders has been nominated for consistently providing help in regions ravaged by war, the latest in Chechnya.