Afghan Kidnappers Set Saturday Night Deadline
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An Afghan militant group holding three  U.N. workers hostage extended their deadline until Saturday  night to allow the Afghan government and the United Nations to  hold talks, a spokesman for the group said.
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Afghan kidnappers who threatened to kill three UN workers they abducted extended the deadline on their demands after the Afghan government said it would respond to them tomorrow, Reuters reported, citing a spokesman for the group.
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Leaders of an Afghan militant group  holding three U.N. workers hostage were meeting on Friday to  decide whether to kill them or extend a deadline for  authorities to meet their demands, a member of the leadership  council said.
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A Taliban splinter group that has threatened to kill three U.N. hostages again extended a deadline on its demands after the government said it would respond to them on Wednesday, a spokesman for the group said on Tuesday.
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The fate of three UN officials abducted in Afghanistan continues to hang in the balance with their kidnappers setting a fifth deadline for their execution.
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KABUL, 15 November 2004 - Jaish el-Muslimeen captors threatening to kill three UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan set a fresh deadline yesterday for their demands and blamed the United States for slowing up negotiations.
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Militants claiming to hold three U.N. hostages in Afghanistan postponed a Friday deadline for carrying out their threat to kill the trio, giving United Nations and Afghan officials another day to open negotiations.
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 6 -- Militants threatening to kill three UN hostages said Saturday that talks with Afghan and UN officials had been postponed for another day.
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Kidnappers who have threatened to kill three UN workers in Afghanistan have agreed to give the Government until Tuesday to find and release 26 Taliban prisoners, a spokesman for the kidnappers said.
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Kidnappers of three U.N. workers in  Afghanistan said on Thursday they expect the government to  release 26 Taliban prisoners in exchange for their hostages  before the Muslim Eid festival this weekend.
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Militants who have threatened to kill  three U.N. workers seized in Afghanistan almost three weeks ago  appeared to narrow demands for their release on Tuesday and  said they would meet later in the day to decide their fate.
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BAGHDAD - The 48-hour deadline set by a group of Islamic militants for Japan to agree to withdraw its troops from Iraq expired Thursday night, with the group threatening to behead a 24-year-old Japanese hostage if Tokyo ignores its demand.
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Islamic militants holding three United Nations workers hostage in Afghanistan have set a new, fifth deadline for their execution, a spokesman for the group said.
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Militants who say they are holding three foreigners hostage in Afghanistan say talks are about to open.
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The militants holding three foreign hostages in Afghanistan today extended the deadline by which they have threatened to kill them from Wednesday to Friday.
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Some of the 26 Taliban members Afghan militants have demanded freed as part of a deal to release three kidnapped UN workers could be in the US military jail
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In Afghanistan, the militant group holding three UN workers, has extended the Wednesday night deadline, for their threatened execution.