Afghanistan releases Taliban prisoners
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Hundreds of Pakistanis who have fought alongside the Taliban against US-led forces have been released from an Afghan jail. The 368 prisoners, the last of more than 2500 Pakistanis captured during the overthrow
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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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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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Three foreign UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan have been freed unharmed, almost four weeks after they were abducted at gunpoint on the streets of the capital Kabul.
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Three foreign UN workers taken hostage last month in Afghanistan are released, officials say.
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Pro-Taliban group has released more than 260 kidnapped soldiers, security officials say.
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Afghan troops arrive at the Pul-i-Charkhi prison to suppress a jail break attempt by al Qaeda inmates, in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2004.
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Four more South Korean hostages are freed in Afghanistan, leaving three remaining in Taleban hands.
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Three workers of the United Nations kidnapped in Afghanistan four weeks ago were released unharmed Tuesday, a day after a string of raids by US and Afghan security forces.
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Taliban kidnappers Thursday released the seven remaining South Korean hostages and handed them over to Red Cross officials, Afghan and Taliban officials 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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Ten members of an Afghan mine clearing team kidnapped last week have been released, officials say.
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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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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.
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KABUL, Afghanistan  - Some of the 26 Taliban  members Afghan militants have demanded freed as part of a deal  to release three kidnapped U.N. workers could be in the U.S.  military jail at Guantanamo Bay, a militant spokesman said on  Monday.
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GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed 12 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Wednesday, a day after reaching a deal with Korean and Indonesian negotiators on the release of the 19 Christian volunteers.
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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.