11.   A local official said Turkish jets pounded the mountainous terrain at dawn.

12.   A local official said Turkish jets pounded the area at dawn.

13.   Abdullah said opposition jets pounded the desert nearby but did not cause any damage to Taliban positions in the area.

14.   After nightfall Tuesday, American jets pounded areas around Kandahar and the airport outside the remote northwestern city of Herat, near the Iranian border.

15.   Despite rekindled hopes for peace talks in Afghanistan, government jets on Saturday pounded rebel positions south of Kabul during a series of air strikes.

16.   Despite rekindled hopes for peace talks in Afghanistan, government jets Saturday pounded rebel positions south of Kabul.

17.   Despite rekindled hopes for peace talks in Afghanistan, government jets Saturday pounded rebel positions south of Kabul during a series of air strikes.

18.   Eyewitnesses said opposition jets pounded Taliban positions north of the capital Wednesday.

19.   Fighter jets pounded opposition positions in northern Takhar province and at the battlefront north of the Afghan capital of Kabul earlier this week.

20.   Four enemy jets pounded central Bamyan province, a region of Afghanistan already battered by food shortages and bitterly cold winter temperatures, an opposition leader said on Monday.