1.   Along the road on which government forces advanced to retake the city, there was almost no store which had not been cleaned out of all goods.

2.   But such statements do not mean that Russia is not planning to retake the city.

3.   The Northern Alliance retook that city in northern Afghanistan last week, setting in motion that dramatic retreat of the Taliban into the southern part of the country.

4.   A year later, the Taliban were accused of slaughtering ethnic Hazaras in revenge when the religious militia retook the city.

5.   A year later, the Taliban were accused of massacring minority Shiite Muslims when the religious militia retook the city.

6.   Both the army and the government agreed after the simulation that retaking Palestinian cities was not an option, the report said.

7.   But army generals rejected the idea as unworkable and likely to result in forcing them to retake the cities.

8.   Earlier Saturday, the opposition said the Taliban had launched a massive attack to retake the city, which they lost three days ago.

9.   Hassan cited reports that Israel had carried out exercises to retake Palestinian cities in the West Bank, situated between Israel and Jordan.

10.   However, Abdullah warned that the anti-Taliban alliance is regrouping to try to retake the city.