 Mullah Amir Khan Muttaqi, who was among these men, led an attack on July 4, 1997 against the capital of Takhar, Taloqan, which was under the control of Massoud.Although the attack failed it produced difficulties for the United Front on another front.In May 1997, angry at Abdul Rashid Dostum's alleged involvement in the assassination of his brother, Abdul Malik Pahlawan and other commanders such as Qari Alam Rosekh, General Abdul Majid Rouzi and Ghafar Pahlawan met with Taliban commanders Mullah Abdul Razzaq and Mullah Ghaus in Baghdis.