11.   They also believed he had been a Taliban soldier, but only because he was armed and wore a black turban, as Taliban soldiers did.

12.   They are noticeable by their long beards, black robes and black turbans, and the way they keep their eyes glued to the ground.

13.   They have black flowing robelike clothes, long hair and big silky black turbans with long tails running almost to the ankles.

14.   Though they now sport the same flowing black turbans and long hair as the troops, many were ordinary municipal leaders a few years ago, local politicians.

15.   Under the complex and sometimes esoteric rules of Shiite Islam, only clerics who can prove that they are direct descendants of the prophet Mohammed may wear black turbans.

16.   Armed Taliban guards in black turbans served as a stark reminder that the Taliban movement may be damaged, but has not disappeared.

17.   At a checkpoint before entering the city, a guard was still wearing his black Taliban turban, but his freshly shaven cheeks showed he had changed sides.

18.   But young radicals in their black turbans or colorful skullcaps leave no doubt about their feelings.

19.   He wears a black turban, indicating he is a descendant of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed.

20.   He wears a black turban, which marks his descent from the Muslim prophet, Mohammed.