31.   Two landed near a base camp set up by soldiers of Rashid Dostum, the powerful northern warlord who has joined forces with Massood.

32.   U.N. special envoy to Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, and powerful Afghan warlord Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum were among those awaiting the former king.

33.   U.N. special envoy to Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, and powerful Afghan warlord Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum were among those present.

34.   Another powerful warlord, Haji Abdul Qadir of Jalalabad province is disgruntled with his urban development portfolio.

35.   Another powerful warlord, Salman Raduyev, has flatly condemned the holding of elections.

36.   The powerful Afghan warlord Ismail Khan, who is the governor of Herat province which borders Iran, has pledged his support for Karzai.

37.   The Taliban Islamic movement warned on Wednesday its forces would strike back militarily at a powerful Afghan warlord if his forces attacked the religious militia north of here.

38.   The Taliban Islamic movement warned on Wednesday its forces would strike back militarily at a powerful Afghan warlord if his troops attacked the religious militia north of here.

39.   The Taliban militia defending Kabul from an advance by the ousted Afghan government are taking pains to avoid a showdown with a powerful northern warlord, sources said Thursday.

40.   Three hundred suspected Pakistani Taliban members are to be released from prison in northern Afghanistan, a spokesman for powerful regional warlord Abdul Rashid Dostam said Sunday.