51.   Opposition jets pounded Taliban positions north of the Afghan capital on Saturday in an attempt to break a week-long standoff.

52.   Opposition jets pounded Taliban positions north of the beleaguered Afghan capital Tuesday as the two sides waged a blistering artillery duel and sent refugees streaming toward Kabul.

53.   Opposition jets pounded Taliban positions north of the beleaguered Afghan capital Tuesday as the two sides waged a blistering artillery duel, sending refugees streaming toward Kabul.

54.   Russian forces in recent weeks have pounded rebel positions, including the separatist stronghold in Bamut.

55.   Russian forces pounded rebel positions in Grozny on Sunday with tanks, rockets and artillery.

56.   Russian forces pounded rebel positions in Grozny with tanks, rockets and artillery throughout Sunday, and Defense Minister Pavel Grachev said the presidential palace was surrounded.

57.   Russian warplanes and artillery pounded Chechen positions Tuesday, even while negotiators spent a second day of talks on ending the military confrontation in the breakaway republic.

58.   Russian aircraft and artillery, meanwhile, pounded rebel positions in the mountains of southern Chechnya, a traditional separatist stronghold, including the Vedeno area.

59.   Russian troops pound rebel positions.

60.   Russian forces on Sunday pounded rebel positions in Grozny with tanks, rockets and artillery throughout the day.