101.   Britain has promised to lead the force for three months only, and is the biggest contributor during that period.

102.   Britain undertook to lead the force for its first three months of existence.

103.   Britain is leading the force for its first three-month period.

104.   Britain will lead the force for the first three months of its six-month deployment in Afghanistan.

105.   Britain will lead the force for the first three months of its six-month deployment, before handing over to Turkey.

106.   British Major General John McColl, who is tipped to lead the force, flew into Kabul over the weekend for talks with senior Afghan figures.

107.   Britain has agreed to lead the force for the first three months.

108.   Britain will lead the force for the first three months.

109.   Canada is proposing that the multinational force be led by Lieutenant General Maurice Baril who personally described the alleged behaviour of Canadian UN peacekeepers in Bosnia as unacceptable.

110.   Canadian General Maurice Baril is tipped to lead the force.