Freed UN hostages meet Afghan leader ahead of return home
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A group of three United Nations workers, freed after almost four weeks captivity in Afghanistan, have met President Hamid Karzai, in Kabul.
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Militants threatening to kill three UN hostages said talks were to begin with Afghan and UN officials today, ten days after the victims were abducted at gunpoint on a street in the capital.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a surprise visit to Kabul on Friday to hold talks with President Hamid Karzai ahead of a conference in Rome next week that will seek ways to improve law and order in Afghanistan.
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Two of the three hostages being held by militants in Afghanistan have been allowed to call home, an Afghan presidential spokesman said.
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Militants holding three U.N. workers hostage in Afghanistan said they expected to hold talks via intermediaries with U.N. and government negotiators on Sunday.
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Three UN election workers freed nearly a month after being abducted in Afghanistan thanked the nation&#39;s people for the support shown during their ordeal.
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ISLAMABAD: The Afghan President Hamid Karzai will arrive here today, Monday on a two day official visit to discuss bilateral and economic ties besides holding talks on increasing cooperation in the war on terror.
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A Kosovar and a Filipino kidnapped in Afghanistan have called home to say they are OK. The two were among three UN workers kidnapped 12 days ago when armed men halted their vehicle in downtown Kabul.
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Three UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan met President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday and appeared happy and well despite a kidnap ordeal lasting nearly a month.
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Militants who have threatened to kill three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan were due to open talks with government negotiators, raising hopes for a peaceful solution to the 10-day-old crisis.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is on his way to New York where he will address the United Nations. Afghan officials say Mr. Karzai will attend the opening of the UN General Assembly Tuesday.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai returns home on Monday with less than a week to go before a historic election with the opposition scrambling to present a unified challenge to the heavily favored incumbent.
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New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) The three released Indian hostages returned home early today for an emotional reunion with their families ending an ordeal that kept the whole nation on the edge for more than a month.
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KABUL - Two of three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan telephoned home to say they are OK and one expressed hope she soon would be free, officials and relatives said Tuesday.
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24 November 2004 - Three United Nations election workers freed yesterday nearly a month after being abducted in Afghanistan today thanked the Afghan people for the support shown during their ordeal and said they were looking forward to getting back to
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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Two UN workers who were held hostage for nearly a month by Afghan kidnappers left Kabul on Sunday to fly home.
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Face-to-face talks began on Saturday  between Afghan militants holding three U.N. workers hostage and  representatives of the Afghan government and the United  Nations, a member of the militant group told Reuters.