Afghan Taliban say Korean hostages in good health
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Twenty-three South Korean kidnapped by Taliban rebels in Afghanistan are in good health, but any use of force to rescue them would put their lives at risk, a Taliban spokesman said on Monday.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 22 -- Afghan security forces on Sunday surrounded the suspected location where Taliban fighters are holding 23 South Korean hostages and were prepared to launch an operation if negotiations broke down, Afghan officials said.
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Lebanon's foreign minister said Sunday the two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah are in "good health" and another leading politician said the government was ready to negotiate a prisoner swap with Israel through intermediaries.
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The Taliban on Monday gave 23 Korean hostages another 24 hours to live to allow the South Korean government to open direct talks with the kidnappers, a Taliban spokesman said on Monday.
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South Koreans released from six weeks of captivity in Afghanistan spoke Friday about their ordeal, describing how they were kidnapped and apologizing to their government for causing trouble.
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Afghan and international forces have launched an operation to rescue 23 South Koreans taken hostage by Taliban insurgents south of the capital Kabul, the Afghan Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.
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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 South Korean government won praise on Thursday for its part in securing the release of 19 hostages held in Afghanistan, but critics said Seoul may have set a dangerous precedent in directly negotiating with the Taliban.
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A militant group which has claimed responsibility for kidnapping three foreigners in Afghanistan said on Saturday the hostages were safe.
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A South Korean delegation arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday to try to secure the release of 23 Koreans held hostage by Taliban guerrillas, a South Korean embassy official said.
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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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Kidnapped BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston said he was in good health and being treated well in a video released on Friday, his first message from captivity since militants seized him 11 weeks ago.
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Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan will on Wednesday start releasing the 19 South Korean Christian volunteers they kidnapped nearly six weeks ago, a representative of the group said.
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South Korea's presidential office says the Taleban have agreed to free 19 hostages held in Afghanistan.
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Palestinian militants who captured an Israeli soldier a year ago say he is in good health and being well treated.
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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan  - Afghan health officials said on Friday they had brokered a deal with Taliban leaders to allow the immunization of children in rebel-held areas in a rare sign of cooperation between the warring sides.
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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.