11.   Still, many delegates to the Afghan grand council currently meeting in Kabul said they welcomed the presence of American troops, at least for now.

12.   The council would rule until a Loya Jerga, or grand council, could choose an interim head of state and government.

13.   The grand council will meet in a large tent going up on the soccer field of a dilapidated Kabul university.

14.   The monarchy is not to be restored, but the king is expected to perform some activities, such as convening the grand council in June.

15.   The loya jirga, or grand council, that Afghans will hold this week promises to be an imperfect exercise in the construction of representative government.

16.   A grand council of Islamic clerics was gathering Tuesday in Kabul to discuss the ultimatum.

17.   A grand Islamic council in Afghanistan was preparing to take up a demand from neighboring Pakistan to turn over bin Laden or face attack by the United States.

18.   A grand council of hundreds of Islamic clerics gathered in Kabul to discuss the U.S. ultimatum to hand over bin Laden or face attack.

19.   A grand council of Islamic clerics was gathering in Kabul to discuss the U.S. ultimatum to hand over bin Laden or face attack.

20.   A traditional loya jirga, or grand council, is being promoted as the best means of selecting a new government for Afghanistan to replace the ruling Taliban regime.