31.   The militia did not say how long it had detained the men, who were suspected of working with Hezbollah guerrillas.

32.   The militia says special police units charged with disarming Hutu and Tutsi gangs have been arresting people arbitrarily.

33.   The ruling militia says it also is looking closely at the activities of other relief groups, including those attached to the United Nations.

34.   The other Islamic militias say they want the same thing, but their three-year battle for power has discredited them in the eyes of many Afghans.

35.   The SLA militia said in a statement that the houses were used by guerrillas for attacks on Israeli troops and SLA militiamen.

36.   The radical Islamic militia also said it will ban all U.N. and International Red Cross flights to Afghanistan.

37.   The Taliban militia said Tuesday a former prime minister who was a leader of the factions opposing them was killed in northern Afghanistan.

38.   The Taliban religious militia said Monday it was continuing its march on opposition strongholds in northern Afghanistan after capturing the strategic northwestern province of Faryab.

39.   The Taliban claim to have advanced in northern Samangan province, where the religious militia says it now control the strategic district of Garisuf.

40.   The Taliban militia said Tuesday that a former prime minister and leader of one of the factions opposing their rule has been killed in northern Afghanistan.