21.   However, U.S. special forces and other covert troops are known to be operating in Paktia province, a rugged area south of the capital, Kabul.

22.   It was not possible to verify information Sunday in the rugged area where telecommunications are minimal.

23.   Kosovo Albanians are fleeing the latest Yugoslav army and Serbian police offensive along the rugged area in the south of the strife-torn province which borders Macedonia.

24.   Rescue efforts in the rugged area were hindered at first by the lack of an emergency locator signal from the plane.

25.   South Korean officials said the rugged area was covered with snow, which probably made it difficult for the crew to read the terrain.

26.   The Golden Triangle designates the rugged area where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand converge.

27.   The highly decorated general was born in a rugged mountainous area of the Calabria region, the son of a Carabinieri sergeant famous for his investigations.

28.   The rugged area is a key rebel refuge from Russian forces, which seized lowland areas of Chechnya after entering the rebellious republic in September.

29.   The plane left Malaga on Friday morning and crashed in a rugged area called Cap des Trois Fourches.

30.   The rugged area is home to ethnic hill tribesmen.