11.   The militia captured Mazar-e-Sharif Saturday.

12.   The militia captured the town Friday after about a week of fighting, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

13.   The Taliban militia captured another strategic town in northern Afghanistan Tuesday, continuing advances following the capture of the biggest city in the north.

14.   In the past two weeks, the religious militia have captured the three eastern provinces of Nangarhar, Laghman and Kunar from government or neutral forces.

15.   In their second push north in eight days, the religious militia captured tens of battle tanks and other armoured vehicles and took dozens of rival forces prisoner.

16.   After a brief exchange of artillery fire, the Taliban religious militia captured the Parwan provincial capital of Charikar Sunday, an AFP correspondent at the scene reported.

17.   Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdulrahim Ghafurzi on Wednesday denied reports that the Taliban Islamic militia had captured key territory in the eastern province of Ningarhar.

18.   After a brief exchange of artillery fire, the Taliban religious militia captured the Parwan provincial capital of Charikar, an AFP correspondent at the scene reported.

19.   The Taliban militia captured three districts south of the Afghan capital Kabul after fierce battle with government forces, an official of the student-led militia said Thursday.

20.   The Taliban entered Kapisa a day after the Islamic militia captured the strategic Bagram airbase and key provincial capital of Charikar north of Kabul.