1.   Controlling these would give opposition forces, and American planes and ground units, a forward base inside Afghanistan and a useful military resupply route.

2.   The advances appeared aimed at isolating pockets of Bosnian Serb forces and cutting them off from resupply routes.

3.   Allies said the area has been a key resupply route for al-Qaida and Taliban soldiers.

4.   The allies say that area of high desert has been a key resupply route for al-Qaida and Taliban soldiers.

5.   The Serb mortar attack struck near the entrance to a tunnel under the airport that is a vital resupply route for soldiers and civilians in the city.