31.   Russian border guards killed two Muslim militants who tried to shoot down a reconnaissance helicopter near the Afghanistan border, military officials said Tuesday.

32.   Russian border guards killed two Tajik rebels trying to cross the border from Afghanistan, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported Tuesday.

33.   Russian border guards killed a suspected militant trying to flee early Thursday into Tajikistan from neighboring Afghanistan, authorities said.

34.   Russian border guards killed a Tajik opposition fighter trying to cross into Tajikistan from Afghanistan and forced two others to retreat, news reports said Monday.

35.   Russian border guards killed eight rebel fighters who were trying to enter Tajikistan from Afghanistan, Russian military officials said Wednesday.

36.   Russian border guards killed five people who tried to cross a river into Tajikistan from neighboring Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday.

37.   Russian border guards killed four armed men who attempted to cross from Afghanistan into Tajikistan, officials said Sunday.

38.   Russian border guards killed seven Tajik rebels who tried to cross the war-torn Tajik-Afghan border, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported Monday.

39.   Russian border guards killed three men trying to cross into Tajikistan from Afghanistan on Monday, an official said.

40.   Russian border guards killed two suspected drug smugglers during a shootout Tuesday on the Tajik-Afghan border, officials said.