91.   Flags few at half staff across the region, and the provincial governor declared three days of official morning.

92.   Francois Vanga Eboumi, the provincial governor, planned to visit the area Wednesday to negotiate with the demonstrators.

93.   Haider, now a provincial governor, is not a member of the federal government and has no formal say in government policy.

94.   He does not plan on a major overhaul of provincial governors, many of whom are warlords who were appointed because they could promise to maintain peace.

95.   Haji Zahir, a militia commander and the son of provincial governor Abdul Qadir, said tribal forces would launch smaller guerrilla raids in the meantime.

96.   He said an agreement last week between the government and provincial governors sets out the deficit-reduction policies and economic reforms demanded by the IMF.

97.   He said he had come here to warn the Kandahar provincial governor, Gul Agha Shirzai, of the Iranian involvement.

98.   He said provincial governors could also be transferred to the Interior Ministry if they abuse their authority to help favoured candidates.

99.   His departure triggered intense political wrangling and late-night talks between Duhalde, provincial governors and legislative leaders over who should fill the key economy post.

100.   However, Wardak has no plans so far to push for dramatic changes among the provincial governors, who are answerable to the interior minister.