21.   It is the home base of the Taliban, the purist Islamic movement that rules most of Afghanistan.

22.   It is symbolic of the common history shared by Pakistan and India, erected by Muslim Mughals who once ruled most of the subcontinent.

23.   Kandahar is the last city under control of the hardline militia that once ruled most of Afghanistan.

24.   Rumsfeld declined to say whether the administration is intent on overthrowing the Taliban religious militia that rules most of Afghanistan.

25.   Russia and Iran have been concerned about the war in Afghanistan as well, where the Muslim Taliban militants rule most of the country.

26.   That one was last year, when the Taliban, the Muslim zealots who ruled most of Afghanistan, banned poppy growing as un-Islamic.

27.   Taliban, an Islamic militia that rules most of the country, is only formally recognized by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

28.   The destruction was ordered late last month by the Taliban, hard-line Muslims who rule most of Afghanistan and say statues are idolatrous.

29.   The Taliban are the sternly Islamic militia that rules most of Afghanistan and is providing a haven for bin Laden and his al-Qaida terror network.

30.   The Taliban religious militia that rules most of Afghanistan has given bin Laden refuge for several years.