11.  - A British general tipped to command the multinational security force for Afghanistan conceded difficulties surrounding its deployment as he sought the green light from the new Afghan leadership.

12.  But the Afghan leadership would stick closely to its donor partners in the months ahead, Samad added.

13.  Morad expressed his disappointment with the United Nations, whose special representative Mahmud Mestiri has been trying -- unsuccessfully -- to resolve the Afghan leadership crisis.