Afghans Say Don&#39;t Think Militants Hold UN Hostages
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Three UN workers abducted almost three weeks ago in Afghanistan are probably being held by criminals and not by a Taliban splinter group that has threatened to kill them, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Negotiations over three kidnapped UN workers in Afghanistan have hit a snag over ransom demands, officials said Tuesday, as Taliban-linked militants said they were debating whether to &quot;get rid&quot; of the hostages.
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Afghan kidnappers holding hostage three United Nation workers, including Annetta Flanigan from Northern Ireland, say the progress of negotiations for their release will decide whether they extend a deadline to execute the trio.
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Militants who say they are holding three foreigners hostage in Afghanistan say talks are about to open.
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A group threatening to kill three kidnapped foreigners working for the United Nations in Afghanistan has denied extending the deadline for the United States to release all Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners.
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Militants holding a Briton and two other foreign UN workers in Afghanistan have threatened to kill them unless all Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners are released from US
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Afghan militants have hinted they might release a Filipino hostage, one of three UN workers kidnapped last week, as his country has no troops in Afghanistan.
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Three UN workers abducted in Afghanistan are probably still being held in the Kabul area and not by a resistance group, the interior ministry said.
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The United States is opposed to negotiations with hostage-takers who abducted three United Nations staffers in Afghanistan last month, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said.
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The Afghan Government has said it believes that three kidnapped UN workers are in the hands of criminals and not the Taliban-linked militants who have threatened to kill them.
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The fate of three UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan remains unclear nearly two weeks after suspected Islamic militants abducted them.
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Taliban-linked militants holding three U.N. hostages claimed Wednesday the Afghan government has agreed to free some of their jailed comrades to prevent the killing of the foreign captives.
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Three UN workers abducted almost three weeks ago in Afghanistan are probably still being held in the Kabul area and not by a Taliban splinter faction that has threatened to kill them, the Interior Ministry has said.
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17 November 2004 -- Afghanistan&#39;s Interior Ministry believes three UN workers abducted nearly three weeks ago in Afghanistan are probably still being held in the area.
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A top US envoy visiting Afghanistan has said there should be no negotiations with kidnappers of three UN workers. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said the US believed talks would only &quot;encourage more&quot; abductions.
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Kabul: A murky Taliban splinter group which has held three UN workers hostage in Afghanistan for three weeks said it would decide on their fate Wednesday, as the US military expressed hope they would be released.
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Militants holding three U.N. workers  hostage in Afghanistan said they expected to hold talks via  intermediaries with U.N. and government negotiators on Sunday.