11.   The military has armed and trained some civilian militias, saying they act as neutral backup forces for the police.

12.   The northern opposition coalition wants Kabul demilitarized and a neutral force to take over the city before it will negotiate.

13.   The opposition says it wants Kabul demilitarized and taken over by a neutral force before it will negotiate.

14.   The opposition wants Kabul turned over to a neutral force and all the weapons removed from the city, Abdullah said in a satellite telephone interview.

15.   The opposition demands the Taliban evacuate the Afghan capital Kabul and a neutral force be put in control of the city.

16.   The opposition demands the Taliban evacuate Kabul and a neutral force be put in control of the capital.

17.   The other three delegations at the talks all favor a neutral foreign force.

18.   Under that agreement, the port is supposed to be policed by a neutral force.

19.   He said he was in favour of sending a neutral international force to his country to help the refugees.

20.   He was responding to a call in Nairobi by regional leaders for the UN Security Council to send a neutral force to eastern Zaire.