Lodin said he was not informed of the planned meeting and had no details from the talks.

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They were from General Lodin's command and Zia Audin theoretically reported to them, although they exercised no real control over him.

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Lodin and a man called Yusuf Ocak, who allegedly traveled back to Europe with him, are now on trial in Berlin where they are pleading not guilty.

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Lodin has denied any wrongdoing and said that unless Abdullah has proof of such bias he is in no position to ask any Afghan official to step down.

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Ocak was detained in Vienna two weeks after Lodin's arrest.

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