81.   His one-day trip to Afghanistan came amid reports of fierce fighting between rival warlords in the east of the country.

82.   Heavy fighting between rival warlords raged for a second day here Thursday after Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai appealed to the United Nations for more foreign security forces.

83.   Heavy fighting erupted Wednesday in this eastern Afghan town as rival warlords battled for control of Paktia province, witnesses and residents said.

84.   In the eastern Afghan town of Gardez, heavy fighting erupted Wednesday as rival warlords battled for control of Paktia province, witnesses and residents said.

85.   Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai has called for more foreign troops to be sent to the outlying provinces following outbreaks of fighting between rival warlords and clan leaders.

86.   Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai has called for more foreign troops to be sent to the outlying provinces amid sporadic outbreaks of fighting between rival warlords and clan leaders.

87.   A shaky ceasefire has come into force in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, where armed supporters of two rival warlords had battled each other since Saturday.

88.   Aid delivery across the war-ravaged nation has also been hampered by battles between rival warlords.

89.   Analysts said they feared this was the beginning of a long battle to control the battered Somali capital, divided into enclaves ruled by rival warlords.

90.   Clashes between rival warlords in the Afghan provinces in recent weeks have underpinned calls from senior UN officials and Karzai for a more robust foreign security force.