61.   Afghan warlords have sought to co-opt the selection progress for delegates to the loya jirga, the rights advocates Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.

62.   Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostam promised Friday there would be no more ethnic fighting in Afghanistan, while demanding security guarantees before his troops disarm.

63.   Although a top official refused to say who was believed to be behind the counterfeiting, many cadres and traders are blaming northern Afghan warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostum.

64.   An Afghan warlord has agreed to release two Chinese engineers and about a dozen Pakistanis after holding them for more than a year as hostages, officials said Monday.

65.   An Afghan warlord says rival ethnic militiamen in the north have agreed to disarm.

66.   Another Afghan warlord, Ismail Khan denied US accusations that he was receiving arms and money from neighboring Iran.

67.   But Stanakzai was concilatory towards northern Afghan warlord General Abdul Rahid Dostam, saying he hoped differences between the two sides could be worked out peacefully.

68.   Deadly factional fighting between rival Afghan warlords Thursday underlined a call by interim leader Hamid Karzai for more international troops to help stabilise the country.

69.   The powerful Afghan warlord Ismail Khan, who is the governor of Herat province which borders Iran, has pledged his support for Karzai.

70.   The Taliban Islamic movement warned on Wednesday its forces would strike back militarily at a powerful Afghan warlord if his forces attacked the religious militia north of here.