1.   In a speech Thursday, Karzai sounded themes of reconciliation that highlighted the fragility of his rule.

2.   But continued fighting in the north highlighted the fragility of the four-month truce.

3.   However, by refusing to release full details UNPROFOR appeared to highlight the fragility of the agreement.

4.   The problems highlighted the fragility of the accord, despite Russian attempts to promulgate it as the end of the war in the tiny Caucasus republic.