31.   But the fortunes of the foreign Taliban troops remained a source of serious dispute within the Alliance Friday.

32.   But with Indonesia rejecting a deployment of foreign troops, the options of foreign nations to try to halt the terror and killings were limited.

33.   Congo is particularly divisible, experts say, because these foreign troops tread on land rich in gold, diamonds, copper, cobalt, oil and timber.

34.   Demonstrations have rumbled on daily since then, and the foreign troops are bracing themselves for further violence, which they say can flare without warning.

35.   Despite the presence of foreign troops, soldiers are rarely seen in the streets of Kabul.

36.   Defense funds cannot legally be used to train foreign troops for counterinsurgency purposes.

37.   Estonia evidently decided that ridding itself of foreign troops was worth some concessions.

38.   Foreign military analysts believe most Haitian soldiers will take off their uniforms and flee if foreign troops arrive.

39.   Foreign troops, ships and planes converged here as an international peacekeeping mission prepared to depart within days for strife-torn East Timor.

40.   France, Britain and the United States have said that to buttress a peace agreement involving political autonomy for Kosovo, foreign troops are necessary.