11.   Several survivors said later that their vehicles were diverted onto a mountainous back road by armed fighters loyal to Zadran and were then struck by the American planes.

12.   Smoke billows as fighters loyal to Zadran fought for control of the area near the Bala Hesar castle in Gardez, Wednesday.

13.   They have heard the Russians captured Cuny, that rebel fighters loyal to Chechen President Dzhokhar Dudayev took him, and that Chechen forces opposed to Dudayev had him.

14.   Pakistani paramilitary troops and the Afghan fighters loyal to the new anti-Taliban administration took up positions, but there was no exchange of fire.

15.   Previous deals to surrender Kandahar and other cities stalled over the issue of Arab, Pakistan and other foreign fighters loyal to alleged terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden.

16.   Pentagon officials said they would help choke off escape routes for Taliban leaders and fighters loyal to bin Laden.

17.   Abdullah said thousands of Taliban and foreign fighters loyal to bin Laden were in the south ready to fight the Marines.

18.   Afghan guards said U.S. helicopters have flown here for the last three nights, unloading boxes for fighters loyal to Hazrat Ali, the provincial security chief.

19.   Ali and Daoud both said a group of Arab fighters loyal to Osama bin Laden broke out and fled to nearby Chardara, just west of Kunduz.

20.   Agha arrived here in a convoy that included fighters loyal to him and about a dozen U.S. special forces.