21.  Zahir Shah is touted as a desperately-needed symbol of Afghan unity, around which feuding groups could rally.

22.  Paramilitary troops were rushed to the area to bring the situation under control, the official said, adding that tribal elders were also mediating between the feuding groups.

23.  Riot police equpped with armored vehicles sealed off the area of unrest and used tear gas to disperse the feuding groups.

24.  The battleship will clear the waterways that have been blocked by the feuding rival ethnic groups.