101.   Both he and the Taliban leader have also said they would rather die than join a government with other Afghan leaders.

102.   But Aseff Ali blame the deadlock on Afghan leaders and not Mestiri.

103.   But first the U.N. will have to force the Afghan leaders to the negotiation table.

104.   But Pentagon officials have said the new Afghan leaders are fully aware of the U.S. desire to have custody of certain Taliban and al-Qaida leaders.

105.   But the northern alliance dampened expectations Wednesday, saying such a role for the ex-king should first be approved by a traditional assembly of Afghan ethnic leaders.

106.   Despite claims of victory from the new Afghan leaders, the war targets of the United States have been only partially realized.

107.   Former Afghan leader led a violent life and meets a violent end.

108.   Greenstock said the council wants the top U.N. envoy for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, to quickly convene a meeting of Afghan leaders on a transitional administration.

109.   Haq had crossed into Afghanistan to try to persuade Afghan tribal leaders to abandon the Taliban and throw their support to exiled former Afghan king Mohammed Zaher Shah.

110.   He arrived Wednesday from Moscow, where the Afghan leaders secured pledges of aid from Russian officials and met with members of the local Afghan community.