31.   The opposition said it cut a Taliban supply route from neighboring Juzjan province last week by capturing strategic Shirin Tagab district.

32.   The radio said the Taliban were planning an offensive against the opposition in neighboring Bamiyan province.

33.   The tremor was also felt in neighboring Elazig province.

34.   There was no indication the explosion of TNT was related to escalating violence by Serbian police against ethnic Albanian separatists in neighboring Kosovo province in southern Yugoslavia.

35.   There were also reports of fighting south of Jalalabad in neighboring Paktia province.

36.   There were no immediate reports of casualties, but officials in Rustaq were trying to make radio contact with neighboring Badakhshan province, the location of the epicenter.

37.   They had been seized Tuesday in eastern Casanare state and taken across a river into neighboring Meta province before being freed Wednesday night.

38.   Western powers are worried the unrest could fuel other crises in the region, mainly the violence in neighboring Kosovo province in the Yugoslav republic of Serbia.

39.   In neighboring Caqueta province, talks were suspended until Tuesday so representatives of the farmers could consult with other growers on the negotiations, said Governor Jose Vanegas.