11.   The proposal has been put forward in the past by various quarters but was strongly opposed then by most Afghan mujahedeen factions.

12.   The Taliban, who have sworn to capture Kabul and drive out all the rival mujahedeen factions, are in no mood to give him any quarter.

13.   Warring mujahedeen factions in the Afghan capital observed a temporary ceasefire here Wednesday, although many frontline groups did not get the news in time.

14.   It also called for non-interference and an end to supplying arms to rival Afghan mujahedeen factions.

15.   Ironically, the day the same mujahedeen factions lost Kabul, Najibullah was executed by the new liberators of the Afghan capital.

16.   Mestiri came to Kabul from Islamabad Friday with a list of individuals drawn up by him after consulting Afghan mujahedeen factions and other groups for the proposed power transfer.

17.   That means the dominant mujahedeen factions would control selection of regional delegates to the national assembly.

18.   Talks meanwhile continued between a visiting delegation of mujahedeen faction leaders based in Pakistan and Kabul government officials on ways to achieve peace in war-torn Afghanistan.

19.   The central Afghan provincial capital of Bamian fell to the attacking forces of mujahedeen factions loyal to President Burhanuddin Rabbani Tuesday, a Defence Ministry official here said.

20.   The formula envisages a commission to be made up of members of mujahedeen factions, provincial representatives, judges and representatives of peace missions.