1. He had taken up another job in the provincial capital, leading a bigger seminary.

2. With the Taliban threatening the city, several provincial officials and hundreds of residents fled.

3. They had just gotten some rice and other supplies from the provincial relief operations center.

4. His older son is a member of Parliament and a nephew is a provincial chief minister.

5. The provincial governor watched over the grilling.

6. Phones were not answered at county and provincial government cultural relics offices.