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ON 2 JAN 04, TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF POSSIBLE SURVEILLANCE WERE NOTED DURING THE U.S. AMBASSADORS TRAVEL TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL LOYA JIRGA (CLJ). THE FIRST OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING FROM THE U.S. EMBASSY TO THE CLJ. AFTER THE AMBASSADORS MOTORCADE PASSED THE CHECKPOINT ALONG ARZAN ROAD, AT THE NEXT MAJOR TRAFFIC CIRCLE A WHITE TOYOTA COROLLA (VEHICLE 1), LICENSE PLATE NUMBER 66118, WITH TWO MALES INSIDE BEGAN FOLLOWING THE CONVOY. THE COROLLA FOLLOWED THE MOTORCADE UNTIL THE MOTORCADE PASSED THE BRITISH EMBASSY. AFTER THE AMBASSADORS CONVOY TURNED TOWARDS THE INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, THE COROLLA CONTINUED STRAIGHT. AT THE NEXT TRAFFIC CIRCLE, THE COROLLA MADE A U-TURN AND TRAVELED BACK THROUGH THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD VIA A DIFFERENT ROUTE. THIS ROUTE WENT AROUND ALL THE CHECKPOINTS. THE COROLLA THEN TRAVELED ALONG ROUTE 1 TO A SMALL APPLIANCE SHOP. THE TWO MEN GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND WENT INTO THE SHOP FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES. THE MEN THEN EXITED THE SHOP AND PLACED A LARGE BOX AND VARIOUS PACKING FOAM AND WRAPPING MATERIALS INTO THE TRUNK OF THE CAR. AFTER THIS, THE VEHICLE DEPARTED THE AREA.