21.   Officials estimated it may take weeks to restore transportation links to the stranded areas.

22.   Now that Afghanistan is free of Taliban rule, the Asian Football Confederation wants to restore links with the country.

23.   On Tuesday, Pakistan called for talks with India on a mutual reduction of troops along their tense border and offered to restore transport links cut last in December.

24.   Restoring phone links would be a boon to people who had to travel to third countries to talk with relatives and friends.

25.   Several successive attempts to restore the link later yesterday failed, but this afternoon, Mission Control again managed to briefly link up with the Mir.

26.   Serb civilian leaders have said they will restore links with NATO, but ties with the Bosnian federation remain suspended.

27.   Serb civilian leaders said they would restore links with NATO, but ties with the federation continue suspended.

28.   Several successive attempts to restore the link later Monday failed, but on Tuesday afternoon, ground controllers managed to link up with the Mir three times.

29.   Serb civilian leaders had said they would restore links with NATO, but ties with the federation continued to be suspended.

30.   Serb civilian leaders subsequently said they would restore links with NATO, but ties with the federation continue suspended.