U.N. Joins Talks to Free Hostages in Afghanistan
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Face-to-face talks began on Saturday between Afghan militants holding three U.N. workers hostage and representatives of the Afghan government and the United Nations, a member of the militant group told Reuters.
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The Afghan militant group holding three  U.N. workers hostage on Friday extended their deadline until  Saturday night to allow the Afghan government and the United  Nations to hold talks with them, a spokesman for the group  said.
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Afghan militants holding three UN workers hostage began talks with the government and the United Nations on Sunday and the kidnappers have dropped some of their demands, a militant spokesman said.
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Taliban-linked militants holding three UN 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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The Afghan government is considering  offering a ransom to free three U.N. hostages, an official said  on Monday, as the kidnappers repeated a threat to kill the  foreigners unless Taliban prisoners were released.
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The United Nations again appealed for the safe return of three of its workers held hostage in Afghanistan on Thursday, three weeks after they were snatched from their car on a busy street in central Kabul.
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UN chief Kofi Annan is to help mediate in negotiations to free two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah.
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A militant group threatening to kill three UN hostages said Thursday they were in talks with the Afghan government about the group&#39;s demand that Taliban prisoners be released.
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Militants in Afghanistan holding three  U.N. workers hostage said on Saturday they were hopeful their  demands would be met in negotiations but there were conflicting  reports on whether the talks had started.
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Three U.N. workers held hostage in  Afghanistan met President Hamid Karzai Wednesday and appeared  happy and well despite a kidnap ordeal lasting nearly four  weeks.
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The United Nations again appealed for the  safe return of three of its workers held hostage in Afghanistan  on Thursday, three weeks after they were snatched from their  car on a busy street in central Kabul.
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Three U.N. workers held by militants in  Afghanistan were in their third week of captivity on Friday  after calls from both sides for the crisis to be resolved ahead  of this weekend's Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr.
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Kabul (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Afghan militants threatening to kill three foreign hostages yesterday offered to negotiate with a United Nations envoy, but warned that any rescue attempt would end in bloodshed.
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An Afghan militant group that abducted three UN workers a week ago say that the government and the United Nations have agreed to start formal negotiations for their release.
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Leaders of an Afghan militant group holding three UN workers hostage were meeting on Friday to decide whether to kill them or extend a deadline for authorities to meet their demands, a member of the leadership council said.
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Leaders of an Afghan militant group holding three UN workers hostage met on Friday to decide whether to kill them or extend a deadline for authorities to meet their demands, a member of the leadership council said.
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One week after the abduction of three foreign election workers in Afghanistan, Afghan and United Nations officials are hoping for a breakthrough in negotiations with the kidnappers.