1.   Ottaq said the letters will be delivered to the detained workers but they will not be allowed to send letters to their families.

2.   Adams, Donahue and Helmut Landes of the German Embassy have been trying to see the detained workers since arriving in Kabul on Tuesday.

3.   Donahue said there were no discussions about the Taliban investigation with the detained workers.

4.   In Kabul the International Red Cross previously asked to see the detained workers, but so far the Taliban have not replied.

5.   Mazzolari, as administrator of the Rumbek Diocese, is responsible for the mission where the four detained religious workers and two other foreign missionaries worked.

6.   Meanwhile, White House officials dismissed the Taliban offer to release the detained workers if the United States abandons its threats to use force.

7.   Monin said his delegation delivered messages to the detained workers and would take letters from them for their families on Monday.

8.   Red Cross officials earlier said they would be bringing medicines to the detained workers and would take letters from them for their families.

9.   Red Cross officials earlier said they would be bringing medicine to the detained workers and would take letters from them for their families.

10.   The detained workers were released the same day but the most aggressive protesters will be deported to China, the news agency said.