61.   Details of the fighting came as coalition troops were also checking reports of the discovery of a mass grave in the central Bamiyan region.

62.   The radio report did not specify when the latest assault took place, nor did it mention whether there were any casualties among the coalition troops or Afghan allies.

63.   The United States has been allowed to deploy coalition troops at bases in three of the former Soviet Central Asian states, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

64.   Three Central Asian states, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, have allowed coalition troops to be stationed on their territory to carry out operations in Afghanistan.

65.   Unlike some Central Asian states, Turkmenistan has not provided bases for US or coalition troops to use for anti-terrorist operations in Afghanistan.

66.   They have also pledged to cooperate fully with the coalition troops during the peaceful transition of power, something we have wanted very much.

67.   Two of them, Tajikistan -- which has a common border with Afghanistan -- and Kyrgyzstan, host US-led antiterrorist coalition troops.

68.   US and coalition troops are also based in two other Central Asian countries, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

69.   US and coalition troops are also based in two other Central Asian states, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

70.   US military spokesmen say US-led coalition troops have killed hundreds of besieged al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters since the massive ground and air attacks began.