There, Northern Alliance commanders handed over to Taliban leaders a proposed schedule for the surrender of the Taliban troops.
In the 1980's, the strongest personal and political bonds among Afghan men were forged when commanders handed out weapons, often arms bought by the United States for use fighting the Soviets.
Check back next week to see how the BBC's toadying royal reporters manage to work mentions of Kate's unborn baby into raw news footage showing FSA commanders handing out gas masks. .
But he also suggested that the commander handed over the keys to the personal security detail more through confusion over who was in charge than any other reason.
As the immaculately dressed Dutch commander hands over the keys of Breda, the even finer Spanish general bows with magnificent condescension and a chivalry worthy of Don Quixote himself.
Just before the assault on the square began, Mr. Chen's commander handed him a camera and 20 rolls of film and told him to wander freely.
As a commander handed the dead man's mother a Syrian flag folded into a neat triangle, the scrape of branches shifting in the wind could be heard over quiet sobs and prayers.
But a few days later, he recalled, a Boko Haram commander handed him 1 million Nigerian naira, or about $6,250 at the time, an astronomical sum in a country where the average income is about $400 a year.
It was when the army commander handed the keys of the gate to the private security guards at 1 20 a.m. on Saturday that the special police forces made their move and stormed the entrance.
We are calling it the "Afghan Local Police". But it's nothing more than a U.S. commander handing out guns and cash at his or her discretion.
