91.   Alliot-Marie spent Monday meeting with Afghan leaders, including interim Prime Minister Hamid Karzai and Defense Minister Mohammed Fahim.

92.   Also Tuesday, interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai visited the central city of Bamiyan and promised to rebuild ancient Buddha statues destroyed last year by the Taliban.

93.   An Afghan tribal leader from the southern region where the Taliban are headquartered said the radical Islam espoused by the Taliban has been embraced by traditional Muslims.

94.   An effective police force is considered key to establishing the credibility of the government of interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai.

95.   An Afghan leader put the death toll at seven suspected al-Qaida members.

96.   Another Afghan tribal leader who was injured in the attack, Haji Yaqub Khan, denied from his hospital bed Sunday that the convoy fired on the American planes.

97.   As the Afghan leaders discussed peace proposals, heavy fighting was reported on at least two fronts.

98.   Armed with a fresh infusion of U.S. assistance, Afghan leader Hamid Karzai is meeting with lawmakers to talk about reconstruction plans for his war-battered nation.

99.   Brahimi returned to New York Friday after meetings with Afghan leaders and officials in Iran and Pakistan.

100.   Brahimi said because that had not yet happened, he and the Afghan leaders had not discussed the number of peacekeepers, or other operational issues.