11.   Late at night, the staff were listening to shortwave radio broadcasts of the British Broadcasting Co. for news on the timing of possible American airstrikes.

12.   Over the past months, teachers have had to deal with world-shaking events, including American airstrikes against the Taliban and the refugee issue.

13.   Rumsfeld and other senior military officials have largely dismissed previous claims by Afghan villagers that American airstrikes or raids had erred.

14.   The American airstrikes continued through the night Monday and into the morning Tuesday.

15.   There will be no easy victories, despite the early success of American airstrikes in Afghanistan.

16.   Whether or not large-scale defections occur in the next several days may be one indication of the effectiveness of the American airstrikes.

17.   Police clashed with Iraqi protesters Friday outside the U.S. Embassy, using batons to break up a demonstration against American airstrikes against Iraq.

18.   A forest fire still raged from American airstrikes and smoke continued to pour from some bombed-out caves.

19.   Afghan commander Abdul Wali said cleanup work continued as a forest fire still raged from American airstrikes and smoke continued to pour from some bombed-out caves.

20.   Ahmad predicted that the opposition northern alliance would never capture the city despite intense American airstrikes.