 There were other leaders, mainly from Pakistan (like Pervez Musharraf and later General Mahmud) on the one side and from the United Front (i. e. Haji Abdul Qadeer, Abdul Rashid Dostum) on the other side, who, however, were not always present in Afghanistan itself.The quality of life of the Afghan population was heavily dependent on the specific leader that was directly controlling the area in which they lived.Sharp contrasts existed regarding life and structures in different areas.