11.   An aide to the deposed king, Azim Nasser-Zia, shook his head and walked away when asked whether he heard about an assassination plot.

12.   An aide to the deposed king, Azim Nasser-Zia, shook his head when asked whether he had heard about an assassination plot, then walked away.

13.   Associates of the late commander say publicly that Haq returned to Afghanistan on a mission on behalf of the deposed Afghan king in exile, Mommahad Zaher Shah.

14.   European countries, for the most part, support building a political framework around the deposed king, and some favor a greater U.N. political role.

15.   For now, the deposed king spends his time reading literature and history in French, tending his garden and receiving frequent visitors, according to the spokesman.

16.   He was a supporter of the deposed king, Mohammad Zaher Shah, rather than the opposition northern alliance.

17.   He was trying to rally Afghan tribal leaders and others to a new government to be organized under the chairmanship of the deposed king, Mohammad Zaher Shah.

18.   Solana was to attend an award ceremony in Rimini on Sunday and meet with the deposed king, Mohammad Zaher Shah, that evening, his office said.

19.   The diplomats said European countries, for the most part, support building a political framework around the deposed king.