Afghan Taliban frees remaining S.Korean hostages
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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 has agreed to release 19  South Korean hostages held in Afghanistan in return for the  withdrawal of South Korean troops from the country before the  end of the year, Al Jazeera television said on Tuesday.
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Two foreigners from the Red Cross who helped free a group of South Korean captives last month have been kidnapped in Afghanistan after talking with militants about the release of a German hostage, officials said Thursday.
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Taliban militants released 12 captives in a series of handovers Wednesday, part of a deal with Seoul to free all 19 South Korean hostages that one Afghan minister warned would embolden the insurgents.
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A Taliban spokesman said the three remaining South Korean hostages would be released within hours.
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Three foreign UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan were freed unharmed Tuesday, almost four weeks after they were abducted at gunpoint on the streets
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Four more South Korean hostages are freed in Afghanistan, leaving three remaining in Taleban hands.
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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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JANDA, Afghanistan - Taliban militants released the last seven South Korean hostages yesterday under a deal with the government in Seoul, ending a six-week drama that the insurgents claimed as a "great victory for our holy warriors."
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GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed five more South Korean hostages on Wednesday, taking to eight the number set free after reaching an agreement with South Korea on the release of all 19 Koreans held for nearly six weeks.
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GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - The Afghan government and Taliban rebels are hopeful of a peaceful outcome to free 23 South Korean hostages held by insurgents, the two sides said on Tuesday.
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KABUL -- Taliban-linked militants holding three UN hostages said yesterday the Afghan government has agreed to free some of their jailed comrades to prevent the killing of the foreign captives. Afghan state television reported that President Hamid Karzai had decreed the release of prisoners for Eid, the end of the Muslim fasting month, expected on Sunday. But there was no ...
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International and Afghan forces killed a dozen Taliban overnight including a commander involved in the July kidnapping of 23 South Koreans, a provincial police chief said Tuesday.
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ANYANG, South Korea  - Nineteen South Korean Christian volunteers held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan for six weeks returned home to an uncomfortable welcome on Sunday, thanking their government for saving them from death.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Nineteen South Koreans flew out of Afghanistan yesterday after spending nearly six weeks in Taliban captivity, as Afghanistan's main opposition political party criticized the agreement that led to their release.
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Three foreign UN workers held in Afghanistan since Oct. 28 were freed on Tuesday, government officials said. &quot;They were released a while back this morning,&quot; said a government official, who
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After releasing three women, the Taliban said that some of the remaining 16 hostages may be freed this afternoon.