Afghan politician raps deal that freed S. Koreans
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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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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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The Taliban threatened to kill 23 South Korean hostages if Afghan troops try to free them by force, as negotiations were under way to secure the release of the captives.
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Taleban rebels in Afghanistan free three more South Korean hostages, from a group of 19, a tribal elder says.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 29 -- The Taliban on Wednesday began making good on a promise to release 19 South Koreans who have been held captive for a month and a half, freeing 12 and promising to turn over the rest in coming days.
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The kidnappers of three UN workers in Afghanistan say the government has agreed terms for their release but there was no confirmation and a top US official said a deal would encourage hostage taking.
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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 1230 EST on Monday.
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Taliban militants released 12 captives in a series of handovers yesterday, 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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South Koreans held hostage by the Taleban in Afghanistan say they were told at gunpoint to convert to Islam.
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A South Korean government delegation arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday to try to secure the release of 23 of their countrymen kidnapped by Taliban insurgents demanding Seoul pull its troops out of the country.
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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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Nineteen newly-freed South Korean hostages headed home on Friday after a six-week kidnap drama in Afghanistan following a deal with Taliban insurgents critics fear could spur more abductions.
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South Korea's relief at the release of 19 countrymen held hostage by the Taliban gave way Friday to anger at the victims themselves, members of a Christian church who are being criticized for ignoring warnings against travel to Afghanistan.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai promised yesterday to repatriate 400 Pakistani prisoners who fought with the former ruling Taliban regime and have been held in Afghan jails since 2001, a Pakistani official said.
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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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Some South Korean Christian aid workers held hostage in Afghanistan reported being beaten by their Taliban captors for refusing to convert to Islam or for protecting female captives, a hospital chief said Monday.
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The final South Koreans freed by the Taleban head home, amid rows over the deal made to secure their release.