1. A former supporter of the Najibullah regime who had switched sides, Dostam was now a mainstay of the mujaheddin government.

2. Najibullah proposed that a referendum be held in both government and mujaheddin-controlled areas to determine whether a ceasefire should be implemented.

3. The first group of officers arrested were believed to be linked with the fundamentalist Hizb-i-Islami mujaheddin group led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.