31.   The United States said Monday it hoped to send diplomatic representatives to Afghanistan to speak with the Taliban Islamic militia, which captured the capital last week.

32.   They have vowed to capture the capital by June.

33.   The Taliban Islamic militia captured the capital Kabul in September, and now controls two-thirds of the country.

34.   They also discussed regional issues including the situation in Afghanistan where the Taliban student milita has captured the capital Kabul and imposed Islamic law.

35.   Zavgayev, who fled to Moscow when the rebels captured the Chechen capital Grozny in August, was not invited to the Nazran meeting.

36.   Rabbani was driven from power when the Taleban captured the Afghan capital Kabul in September.

37.   Russian troops captured the capital in mid-February after a devastating bombardment.

38.   The Afghan seat on the OIC has remained vacant since the Taliban captured the capital Kabul last September.