41.   Opposition spokesman Mohammed Abil said a Taliban commander in Bamiyan province, west of Kabul, switched sides to join the opposition.

42.   Opposition spokesman Mohammed Abil said Taliban commander in Bamiyan province west of Kabul switched sides after seeing the momentum swing against him.

43.   Opposition spokesman Mohammed Ashraf Nadim reported heavy fighting Saturday in the northern provinces of Balkh and Samagan, where the plane was reportedly downed.

44.   Opposition spokesmen contacted by satellite telephone Saturday did not mention fighting in either Kunduz or Parwan provinces, but rather claimed gains against the Taliban elsewhere in the country.

45.   Opposition spokesmen say the Tajik government troops have suffered heavy casualties since fighting in Tavildara erupted this spring.

46.   Opposition spokesmen welcomed the move, but said the strike would go on until Mrs. Zia agrees to quit and arrange for new elections within three months.

47.   Opposition treasury spokesman Gareth Evans said Australians did not believe the government was protecting them from the impact of the Asian crisis.

48.   Park Ji-won, an opposition spokesman, threatened prolonged political confrontation.

49.   Phillips was made opposition Olympics spokesman after Ian Armstrong was deposed in a National Party leadership coup.

50.   Police ordered the cancellation of the rally without heeding opposition pleas to investigate the attack, said opposition spokesman Learnmore Jongwe.