11.   U.S. officials are seeking the return of a former Army Reserve intelligence unit commander accused of deserting his post.

12.   Unit commanders therefore habitually appease the locally stronger force, accepting its dictates and tolerating its abuses.

13.   A marine unit commander, who would not give his name, was seated on a bench beside his armored tank.

14.   A unit commander, Haji Atiqullah, said alliance forces were in control of Tora Bora and were looking for any fleeing al-Qaida fighters.

15.   Although action was reportedly taken against the unit commander, the soldiers went unpunished.

16.   Bajramovic said Tomislav Mercep, the unit commander later rewarded by Croatian President Franjo Tudjman with an appointment as chief police inspector, was also aware of the atrocities.

17.   Barak had been his unit commander.

18.   Eckhard said unit commanders would decide whether any former hostages should be sent home.

19.   Eckhard said it would be up to the unit commanders to decide whether some of the former hostages should be sent home.

20.   He added that it would be up to the unit commanders to decide whether some of the former hostages should be sent home.