1.   By midnight, Taliban forces had deserted the streets and military bases in and around the city, witnesses said.

2.   Initial reports were sketchy, but a senior Bush administration official said late Monday night that Taliban forces were deserting Kabul.

3.   No doubt Bush will hear warnings that anti-abortion forces could desert the party and even disrupt the convention if he defies them.

4.   Taliban forces deserting Kabul at dawn Tuesday, witnesses say.

5.   Taliban military forces deserted the capital of Kabul early Tuesday, after a series of stunning military victories by opposition forces over the past four days.

6.   Fighting between rebels and loyalist troops guarding the radio station took place Thursday but the loyalist forces had deserted the area Friday morning.