41.   Opposition jets pounded the combined military and civilian airport for the third consecutive day Monday amid Taliban accusations that Iran and Russia were supplying the bombers.

42.   Russian jets pounded suspected rebel bases in the southern Nozha-Urt district and the Itum-Kale region, on the border with Georgia.

43.   Russian jets pounded suspected rebel targets in the Vedensky district, while artillery shelled four Chechen districts.

44.   Red Cross officials Tuesday visited three American soldiers held captive in Yugoslavia, while NATO jets pounded Serb forces in Kosovo and elsewhere in a round-the-clock operation.

45.   Since Sunday, U.S. jets have pounded Taliban outposts at the front north of capital, sending plumes of black smoke and dust over the parched countryside.

46.   Since Sunday, U.S. jets have pounded Taliban outposts at the front north of capital, sending plumes of black smoke and dusty over the parched countryside.

47.   Since then, opposition jets have pounded the city and its airport in an attempt to drive the Taliban out.

48.   Taliban fighter jets pounded Bamiyan on Saturday as part of an offensive that began Friday.

49.   Taliban fighter jets pounded opposition forces in northern Afghanistan Thursday, causing residents of a mountainous region to flee for safety, an opposition spokesman said.

50.   Taliban jets have pounded Taloqan in recent weeks killing dozens of people, mostly civilians, say the opposition.