(AP) A federal judge Friday ordered the preservation of government papers, videotapes and photographs related to American-born Taliban John Walker Lindh.

Prosecutors drafted the two-page order after Lindh's lawyers notified the court that evidence already had been destroyed.

Prosecutors previously told the defense that photographs and videos of Lindh were destroyed aboard a ship where he was held, and the Army destroyed handwritten notes in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan - another location of Lindh's captivity. Some of this material could have helped Lindh's case, the defense said.

U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III directed that materials existing prior to Jan. 24 - the date of Lindh's initial court appearance - must be preserved.

Prosecutors will notify the FBI, CIA, National Security Agency and the State and Defense departments of the directive.

Lindh is charged with conspiring to murder U.S. nationals; providing support and services to foreign terrorist organizations, including al-Qaida; and using firearms and destructive devices during crimes of violence. Three of the 10 charges carry maximum life sentences; the other seven have prison terms of up to 90 years.