Hopes for Eid Solution to Afghan Hostage Crisis
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Three U.N. workers held by militants in  Afghanistan were in their third week of captivity on Friday  after calls from both sides for the crisis to be resolved ahead  of this weekend's Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr.
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KABUL  - Two women among three UN workers taken hostage in Afghanistan nearly two weeks ago have been able to contact their families, a government spokesman said.
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Militants holding three hostages in Afghanistan are divided over what to do after issuing a series of deadlines and narrowing their demands, the BBC reports.
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Convincing Afghans to oppose the Taliban depends on fulfilling promises of aid and reconstruction.
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ISLAMABAD  - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is due to arrive here Monday for talks with Pakistani leaders during which the sensitive issue of nationals detained in Afghan jails during the US-led war will be discussed, officials said.
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Kabul: A murky Taliban splinter group which has held three UN workers hostage in Afghanistan for three weeks said it would decide on their fate Wednesday, as the US military expressed hope they would be released.
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Three UN workers remained hostages of a Taliban faction despite hopes they would be freed by the Muslim festival of Eid which began on Saturday, the third anniversary of the Taliban&#39;s flight from the Afghan capital.
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Kabul, Afghanistan -- The kidnapping of three foreign election workers has raised fears that an Iraq-style hostage crisis may be about to engulf the country.
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Negotiations over three kidnapped UN workers in Afghanistan have hit a snag over ransom demands, officials said Tuesday, as Taliban-linked militants said they were
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Militants in Afghanistan holding three UN workers hostage said on Saturday they were hopeful their demands would be met in negotiations but there were conflicting reports on whether the talks had started.
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Afghan militants agreed to negotiate the release of three UN workers taken hostage last week, but warned they were ready to kill them if any rescue attempt was made.
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Kidnappers of three UN workers in Afghanistan said on Wednesday the government had agreed to terms for their release, despite indications from Afghan and US officials that a compromise was not possible.
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  -- A purported Taliban spokesman said that negotiations for the lives of 23 South Korean hostages had stalled and that militants would kill the aid workers Monday evening if the government doesn't free Taliban prisoners.
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A UN spokesman has called on kidnappers to release three UN hostages held in Afghanistan before the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr later this week.
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Kidnappers of three U.N. workers in  Afghanistan said on Wednesday the government had agreed to  terms for their release, despite indications from Afghan and  U.S. officials that a compromise was not possible.
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CAIRO, November 7 (Itar-Tass) -- The abductors of three UN representatives in Afghanistan have extended the ultimatum to Kabul until Tuesday.
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KABUL, Afghanistan Three UN workers who were held hostage in Afghanistan have met with President Hamid Karzai. They looked tired but happy a day after their release from nearly four weeks of captivity.