Taleban release S Korean hostages (3 hostages)

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 08:50 GMT 09:50 UK

Taleban release S Korean hostages

Taleban rebels in Afghanistan have freed three
more South Korean hostages from a group of 19
they have been holding for more than a month.

The three hostages, all women, were released
near the edge of the central town of Ghazni,
a BBC reporter at the scene said.

The three, said to be in good health, were later
handed to the International Committee of the
Red Cross.

The Koreans, who work for a Christian charity,
were kidnapped in July.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6968179.stm

[Eugene]

1. Taliban Release 8 South Korean Hostages

Source: Associated Press

Taliban Release 8 South Korean Hostages

Wednesday August 29, 2007 12:46 PM

By AMIR SHAH

Associated Press Writer

QALA-E-KAZI, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban militants on
Wednesday released eight of 19 South Korean captives
they promised to free under a deal struck with the South
Korean government to resolve a nearly six-week hostage
crisis.

The hostages were released into the care of officials
of the International Committee of the Red Cross at two
separate locations in central Afghanistan close to the
city of Ghazni, according to an Associated Press
reporter on the scene.

Meanwhile, U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces killed
more than 100 suspected Taliban insurgents in southern
Afghanistan, officials said.

The first group of three women were released in the
village of Qala-e-Kazi. Several hours later, four women
and one man were released in a desert close to Shah
Baz, said the reporter, who witnessed both hand-overs.

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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6883110,00.html

[Eugene]

2. 12 South Koreans Freed in Afghanistan

Source: Associated Press

12 South Koreans Freed in Afghanistan

Wednesday August 29, 2007 3:01 PM

By AMIR SHAH

Associated Press Writer

QALA-E-KAZI, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban militants on
Wednesday released 12 of 19 South Korean captives
they promised to free under a deal struck with the
South Korean government to resolve a hostage crisis
that began almost six weeks ago.

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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6883340,00.html