21.   An American CIA operative also was killed in a prison uprising by foreign fighters loyal to al-Qaida.

22.   Arab fighters loyal to Osama bin Laden have refused surrender overtures, the new anti-Taliban governor of an eastern province said Thursday.

23.   As in past handovers, one looming dispute is the fate of hardened foreign fighters loyal to Osama bin Laden.

24.   Attention has focused on Kunduz because of the presence of large numbers of foreign fighters loyal to Osama bin Laden.

25.   Black smoke billowed from the compound where fighters loyal to rival rebel leader Roosevelt Johnson were holding a number of hostages as human shields.

26.   Black smoke billowed from the compound where fighters loyal to rival rebel leader Roosevelt Johnson were holding a number of hostages.

27.   But fighting had broken out again in recent months with fighters loyal to Johnson.

28.   But still under negotiation was the fate of several thousand Arab, Pakistani and Chechen fighters loyal to bin Laden who are holed up with the Taliban.

29.   But the warfare continued Saturday, with fighters loyal to warlord Roosevelt Johnson battling troops who are holding their base, a military training camp, under siege.

30.   Clashes between fighters loyal to Dostum and Atta Mohammad have occurred sporadically since the defeat of the Taliban.