Some of those questioned by prosecutors have said the suspects acted on their own initiative.

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But a top Taliban leader who had been negotiating with Dostum for the surrender of Konduz said the rebellious prisoners were mostly non-Afghan fighters who acted on their own.

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Despite successes in some communities which had identified their own priorities and acted on them, in other places partnerships were "at loggerheads" with local councils, it said.

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