31.   NATO began airstrikes against Yugoslavia the following week and tens of thousands of ethnic Albanians have fled the province, bringing accounts of systematic brutality by Yugoslav forces.

32.   One refugee, Faik Lahu, said that Serb militiamen threatened to kill him if he did not immediately flee the overwhelmingly Muslim province.

33.   Rugova has said he met with Milosevic under duress, and even detractors accept that he fled the province out of concern for his safety.

34.   Razzak said Saeed Al Khadr, who fled Nangarhar province with Kabir when the Taliban collapsed last November, also is in Paktia province.

35.   Serb civilians, fearful of a newly resurgent Kosovo Liberation Army, have fled the province only to find themselves unwelcome in the Yugoslav capital.

36.   Serb civilians, terrified of KLA reprisals, are fleeing the province.

37.   Rugova has said he met with Milosevic under duress, and even detractors accept that he fled the province because of concerns for his personal safety.

38.   Serb soldiers retreated and Serb civilians fled the province as NATO turned back refugees trying to return to Kosovo.

39.   Serb leaders argue that their own secure enclaves and protection force are the only way to prevent the remaining Serbs from fleeing the province.

40.   Serbian civilians, fearful of a newly resurgent Kosovo Liberation Army, have fled the province only to find themselves unwelcome in the Yugoslav capital.