11.   Women train in all specialties except direct combat.

12.   A major factor affecting morale within the Taliban and al-Qaida is an escalating number of casualties, both by U.S. bombing and in direct combat.

13.   Afghan commanders and fighters said they had not seen any Western forces in direct combat.

14.   Franks said Friday they are engaged in direct combat with al-Qaida warriors.

15.   However, Musharraf did not specifically say whether Pakistani soldiers engaged in direct combat with Indian troops.

16.   However, Musharraf did not say whether Pakistani soldiers engaged in direct combat with Indian troops.

17.   The Pentagon says U.S. forces in the area are not entering direct combat.

18.   The United States has sent more special operations forces into the Tora Bora region, where they could engage in direct combat.

19.   They will not be in direct combat, but they will free up soldiers to fight Hutu rebels.

20.   These officials said it was not clear Thursday whether the U.S. troops had engaged in direct combat in the Tora Bora region.