11.   Much of the Afghan capital lies in ruins, leaving little shelter from a daily barrage of rockets and mortar fire from warring Muslim factions and now sub-zero temperatures.

12.   Residents of the village, who suffer a daily barrage of shooting from across the border, said India should launch a military strike on Pakistan.

13.   The daily no-holds-barred barrage aims to stir up the populace for what official newspapers call a war against cultural poisons from abroad.

14.   What is clear is that the daily barrage of warnings since then has caused intense debate in many newsrooms over how to handle the stories.

15.   The city has been the target of almost daily barrages and bombing raids since the Taliban arrived on its outskirts in mid-October, the defence ministry has said.