71.   Coalition forces also have asked for help along the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, other nations to which al-Qaida members are believed to have fled.

72.   Coalition forces cautioned that Operation Anaconda, launched last week to crush al-Qaida and Taliban forces in the mountains of Paktia province, was not over.

73.   Coalition forces say they have secured large swaths of territory once held by al-Qaida, but declined to offer specifics.

74.   Coalition forces close in on al-Qaida in freezing, rugged terrain,

75.   Coalition forces had observed the area for several days and believed it was being used as a transit point by al-Qaida and Taliban members, Hilferty said.

76.   Coalition forces launch weekend airstrikes in Afghanistan.

77.   Coalition forces meet unexpectedly stiff resistance to attack on al-Qaida and Taliban.

78.   Coalition forces have been scouring eastern Afghanistan in search of al-Qaida or Taliban holdouts but have repeatedly returned empty-handed.

79.   Coalition forces have been stepping up the hunt for Taliban and al-Qaida fighters along the border.

80.   Coalition forces have begun installing communication system and other facilities at the Karachi airport, Pakistani authorities said.