Korean hostages set to fly home
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Nineteen newly freed South Korean hostages were expected to fly out of the Afghan capital on Friday after a six-week kidnap drama, sources close to the arrangements said, after a deal critics fear could spur more abductions.
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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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Taliban insurgents will release all 19 South Korean Christian volunteers they have held hostage in Afghanistan since mid-July, South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Tuesday.
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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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Nineteen South Korean Christian  volunteers held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan for six  weeks returned home on Sunday, thanking their government for  winning their release.
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South Korean missionary groups said on Wednesday they would pull out of Afghanistan to comply with a deal Seoul struck with Taliban insurgents for the release of 19 Christian volunteers held for almost six weeks.
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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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South Korea says it expects the remaining seven hostages held in  Afghanistan to be freed in the day.
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Taliban kidnappers Thursday released the seven remaining South Korean hostages and handed them over to Red Cross officials, Afghan and Taliban officials said.
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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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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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A Taliban spokesman said the three remaining South Korean hostages would be released within hours.
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Two French journalists freed after four months held hostage in Iraq are set for an emotional welcome back home.
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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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SEOUL - Looking exhausted and apologizing for the trouble they have caused their nation, the 19 South Koreans who were held hostage for six weeks in Afghanistan arrived home early this morning, as questions continued about whether their freedom was bought.
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The final South Koreans freed by the Taleban head home, amid rows over the deal made to secure their release.
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The release of three United Nations workers who had been held hostage for more than three weeks took place early Tuesday in what appeared to be an orchestrated handover.