61.   A northern alliance commander also confirmed that the prisoner was being held by U.S. special forces.

62.   A northern alliance commander has entered besieged Kunduz, the northern alliance said Sunday.

63.   A northern alliance commander predicts a speedy surrender agreement for besieged Kunduz.

64.   Abdur Rasool Sayyaf, a senior northern alliance official, has publicly opposed women having the right to vote.

65.   Abil said the northern alliance has sent radio messages to Taliban commanders as well as village elders throughout Kunduz province, on the border with Tajikistan.

66.   Abil said the northern alliance has sent radio messages to Taliban commanders as well as village elders throughout Kunduz province.

67.   A victory of the opposition northern alliance in those two provinces would ensure its dominance in northern Afghanistan even if pockets of Taliban fighters remain.

68.   A Western diplomat observing the talks said that if the northern alliance seeks to retain key posts, it would have to make concessions elsewhere.

69.   A U.S. official in Washington said the northern alliance had captured Ahmed Abdel-Rahman, but that there was no indication he was in U.S. hands.

70.   A small number of U.S. troops are in Afghanistan, helping the northern alliance with training and tactics and giving American pilots precise information on Taliban targets.