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In recent days there, forces loyal to Mr. Sadr have tested British, Polish and other non-American troops in charge of what had been -- until last weekend -- a largely peaceful area.

Mr. Indyk, who is now head of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, has suggested making the West Bank and Gaza an international trusteeship, with American-led troops in charge of security, but the idea has not taken root among Mr. Bush and his aides.

Mr. Jaffar, 35, the American-educated son of a family that has traditionally held the governorship, tried to take the city of Pul-i-Khumri by force on Wednesday but was quickly repulsed by Northern Alliance troops in charge of the town.

US officials said the alliance was expected to formally endorse a plan to put Afghan troops in charge of combat operations by mid- to late 2013.

In order to seal just the 125-mile rugged border of Kosovo that the American troops are in charge of, "two to three times" more troops would be required, the official said.

British troops are in charge of security in the province but no foreign forces were involved in the battle, he said.

The discovery of mass graves in the desert just a few miles west of here, which hold the remains of as many as 1,000 Taliban prisoners, has been particularly damaging to General Dostum, whose troops were in charge of the prisoners.

The administration has accused Revolutionary Guard members of providing weaponry and explosive devices used by Shiite militias against American troops in Iraq — a charge that Tehran has denied.

The US-led coalinion in Afghanistan ended its combat mission after 13 years of war at the end of 2014, and Afghan troops have since been in charge of the nation's security, with help from US and NATO troops.

General Dempsey, whose troops had previously been in charge of securing Baghdad and its suburbs, planned a far-reaching campaign to seize control of provincial capital after provincial capital.

One theory is that Tehran may want to try to "trade" her for three Iranian diplomats arrested in Iraq by United States troops in 2007 and charged in connection with attacks on Iraqi and American forces.