Remaining hostages set to be freed: South Korea
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South Korea said it expects the remaining seven Korean church volunteers held by the Taliban in Afghanistan to be released on Thursday.
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SOUTH KOREAN CHRISTIANS: 23 South Korean Christian aid workers are taken hostage while traveling by bus from Kabul to Kandahar on July 19. Two of the hostages were shot and two women were freed. The Taliban agree to free the remaining 19 in exchange for a promise from South Korea to end missionary work in Afghanistan and withdraw its troops from the country by the end of the year, as previously planned.
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GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed seven remaining South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Thursday after a six-week kidnap ordeal, following a deal that Afghan officials said included a ransom payment by Seoul.
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The Taliban said Tuesday that 19 South Korean hostages held by the hardline militia for nearly six weeks would be freed &quot;soon&quot; after a successful round of negotiations.
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Nineteen newly-freed South Korean hostages flew out of the Afghan capital on Friday after a six-week kidnap drama following a deal with Taliban insurgents critics fear could spur more abductions.
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BURMA&#39;S military junta is going ahead with its promised mass release of prisoners and a top dissident who was democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi&#39;s closest aide will be among them, a senior official said today.
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YANGON, Myanmar Myanmar&#39;s military junta is going ahead with its promised mass release of prisoners and a top dissident who was Aung San Suu Kyi&#39;s closest aide will be among those freed, a senior official said Thursday.
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Taliban militants released three female South Korean hostages in Afghanistan after more than a month of captivity, the South Korean government said Wednesday.
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Taliban militants agreed Tuesday to release 19 South Korean church volunteers held hostage for six weeks after Seoul reaffirmed a pledge to withdraw its troops by year's end and prevent Christian missionaries from working in Afghanistan.
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GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents said on Tuesday they would release 19 South Korean Christian volunteers they have been holding for nearly six weeks.
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GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents said on Tuesday they would release 19 South Korean Christian volunteers they have held for nearly six weeks, provided Seoul pull out its troops and stop Korean missionary work in Afghanistan by year-end.
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Mediators trying to help China win the release of eight of its nationals being held hostage in Iraq are optimistic of success, as the deadline for the captives' execution approaches.
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South Korean officials and Taleban militants are to hold talks on the release of 19 hostages, officials say.
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Intensive efforts are under way to free 23 South Korean hostages held by the Taleban in Afghanistan.
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Taleban militants holding 23 South Koreans hostage in Afghanistan extend the deadline for reaching a deal.
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GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban kidnappers killed one of its 23 South Koreans hostages and will kill the rest if their demands are not met by 2030 GMT (4.30 pm ET) on Wednesday, a Taliban spokesman said.
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The Taliban kidnappers of 23 Korean hostages on Sunday extended the deadline for the South Korean government to agree to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by 24 hours to 1430 GMT on Monday.