Afghan Kidnappers Push Back Deadline
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Militants backed off a deadline to kill three UN hostages Wednesday and suggested a Filipino may be spared because his country has no troops in Afghanistan.
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KABUL : A Taliban splinter group claiming to hold three foreign UN workers in Afghanistan extended Wednesday&#39;s deadline for their killing as an Afghan official expressed optimism at winning the hostages&#39; release.
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THE deadline set by insurgents who have threatened to execute a kidnapped Briton and two Americans ran out last night. The three were among dozens of hostages being held by militant groups.
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A deadline set by militants who have  threatened to behead two Americans and a Briton seized in Iraq  was due to expire Monday, and more than two dozen other  hostages were also facing death unless rebel demands were met.
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Militants holding three UN workers hostage in Afghanistan have said they will give officials until Friday to meet their demands. The group had previously suggested it would start killing the hostages on Wednesday
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Despite unproductive talks and failure to meet the kidnapers&#39; demand for the last over two weeks, Afghan government is still hopeful to secure the safe release of three UN employees
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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 militants who have threatened to  kill three kidnapped U.N. workers have agreed to give the  government until Tuesday to find and release 26 Taliban  prisoners, a spokesman for the militants said on Sunday.
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Militants threatening to kill three foreign hostages in Afghanistan allowed four days for negotiations on their demand that the United Nations withdraw from the country.
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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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Militants threatening to kill three foreign hostages in Afghanistan on Monday allowed four days for negotiations on their demand that the United Nations withdraw from the country.
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Militants who have threatened to kill  three U.N. workers abducted 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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Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yousuf said patience was running out in talks over 23 South Korean hostages kidnapped by insurgents in Afghanistan and said rebel prisoners must be freed by 0930 GMT on Wednesday.
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Afghan militants holding three foreigners hostage have said they will kill them unless Taleban and al-Qaeda prisoners are released by Wednesday.
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A Taliban splinter faction that has threatened to kill three foreign UN workers abducted in Afghanistan nearly three weeks ago appeared to narrow its demands for their release Tuesday.
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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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Efforts are continuing to secure the release of a County Armagh woman kidnapped in Afghanistan.