After suffering casualties estimated at between 250 and 325 men, the Chinese broke off the fight.

The forces control about 10 percent of the country and face a Taliban force estimated at 40,000 men.

Intelligence estimated the number of guerrillas in and around the village at more than a thousand men.

Their army has been estimated at between 6000 and 8000 men - a huge number for the time.

Their force is estimated at some 8,000 to 10,000 men and morale appears to be good.

The partisans in the area, whose number was estimated at 1,200 to 2,000 men, got away.

But diplomats estimated the force at 1,000 to 1,400 men.

The police estimated the number at 800 to 1,000 men.

The insurgents' losses were estimated at 2,000 men and all of their artillery.

Ottoman casualties for the period were estimated at 14,000 men.