Afghans, Taliban hopeful hostages freed peacefully
486487
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.
307989
KABUL : A murky Taliban splinter group holding three UN hostages in Afghanistan for three weeks was silent after the hostages&#39; families plead for their freedom, but the US military was hopeful they were alive and would be safely released.
232710
Two of three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan called home to reassure relatives they are all right, as negotiators tried Tuesday to secure their release after 12 days in the hands of Taliban-linked militants.
731910
Three UN election workers who were freed yesterday nearly a month after being abducted in Afghanistan have spoken of their gratitude to the Afghan people for supporting them during their plight.
176912
Three United Nations hostages have been freed after almost four weeks in captivity in Afghanistan, with kidnappers claiming that Taliban prisoners were due to be released in exchange.
596209
Afghan officials are optimistic that three UN hostages, including a Briton, will be freed unharmed, a government spokesman said. A Taliban splinter group claims it abducted the trio - Annetta Flanigan from
261408
Taliban militants have freed three Afghans abducted with two French colleagues nearly two months ago, their aid group and a spokesman for the extremist movement said Sunday.
208429
South Korea said the remaining seven Korean church volunteers held by the Taliban in Afghanistan were likely to be freed on Thursday, a day after 12 of their colleagues were released from an ordeal of nearly six weeks.
362704
South Korea says it expects the remaining seven hostages held in  Afghanistan to be freed in the day.
652370
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.
633294
The Taliban freed eight of their 19 South Korean captives as the wrenching six-week hostage crisis in Afghanistan neared resolution.
155408
A Taliban spokesman said the three remaining South Korean hostages would be released within hours.
281293
Afghanistan&#39;s hardline Taliban movement freed the last of its 19 South Korean hostages late Thursday bringing an end to the six-week kidnapping drama.
351134
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.
533632
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."
130221
24 November 2004 - Three United Nations election workers freed yesterday nearly a month after being abducted in Afghanistan today thanked the Afghan people for the support shown during their ordeal and said they were looking forward to getting back to
426280
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents freed three female South Korean hostages on Wednesday, having agreed to start releasing 19 Christian volunteers they had kidnapped nearly six weeks ago.