21.   There was heavy shelling across the city Saturday, and a new wave of refugees tried to flee the battered city, lugging their belongings with them.

22.   There was sporadic sniper fire but the artillery was silent Wednesday morning, and the battered city was the calmest in days.

23.   Thousands of Afghans were streaming to the Pakistan border from another battered city, Kandahar, the U.N. refugee agency said.

24.   We have exclusive pictures inside the battered city.

25.   In this battered city, everything is useful, and everything has a price.

26.   But it is not the threat of rebel atatcks in the battered city that worries its residents.

27.   The battered city, the scene of fierce battles over the past few weeks, was calm Friday morning.

28.   The battered city, the scene of fierce battles over the past few weeks, was calm Friday.

29.   The aim is to mobilise widespread support for restoring the battered city.