11.   But Rabbani and his top military commander Ahmad Shah Masood appear reluctant to release their hold on the capital after years of fighting.

12.   But Rabbani and his top military commander Ahmad Shah Masood appear reluctant to release their hold on the capital.

13.   Its leaders have been reluctant to release their hold on the capital.

14.   Its leaders, including Gen. Mohammad Fahim, defense minister in the Tajik-dominated interim government, have been reluctant to release their hold on the capital.