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Taliban Claims 2 German Hostages Killed

Demand German troop pullout, threaten South Korean captives

By Sam Biddle,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 21, 2007 7:53 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Two German citizens abducted in Afghanistan have been shot to death, a Taliban spokesman claimed today. The Taliban had demanded the withdrawal of the more than 3,000 soldiers Germany has stationed in Afghanistan, a demand to which they did not accede. The Germans were working on a dam project .

The Taliban rebels are also currently holding captive 23 South Korean medical aid workers, in an effort to force the South Korean government to withdraw from the country. South Korea's 200 soldiers work on humanitarian projects, including running a hospital for Afghan civilians at the US base at Bagram.

A German ISAF soldier stands inside the PRT (Provincial Reconstruction Team) in the city of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan in this Oct. 10. 2005 file photo. A purported Taliban spokesman said Saturday July 21, 2007, the hard-line militia shot and killed two German hostages because Germany's government didn't announce that its...
A German ISAF soldier stands inside the PRT (Provincial Reconstruction Team) in the city of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan in this Oct. 10. 2005 file photo. A purported Taliban spokesman said Saturday...   (Associated Press)
German soldiers, part of the International Security Assistance force (ISAF) stand guard during the opening ceremony of a German-funded medical center project in the Deh Sabz district of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007. A purported Taliban spokesman said Saturday July 21, 2007 the hard-line militia shot and killed two...
German soldiers, part of the International Security Assistance force (ISAF) stand guard during the opening ceremony of a German-funded medical center project in the Deh Sabz district of Kabul, Afghanistan,...   (Associated Press)
German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung looks to a German soldier of the International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, as he visits Kabul, in this Dec. 22, 2005 file picture. A purported Taliban spokesman said Saturday July 21, 2007 the hard-line militia shot and killed two German hostages because Germany's government...
German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung looks to a German soldier of the International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, as he visits Kabul, in this Dec. 22, 2005 file picture. A purported Taliban spokesman...   (Associated Press)
South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon leaves after a meeting with relatives of South Koreans who have been kidnapped in Afghanistan at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 21, 2007. South Korea is willing to negotiate with the Taliban to secure the release of South Koreans kidnapped...
South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon leaves after a meeting with relatives of South Koreans who have been kidnapped in Afghanistan at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July...   (Associated Press)
Anti-war protesters shout a slogan during a rally demanding return of kidnapped South Koreans in Afghanistan and withdrawal of South Korean troops from the country near the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 21, 2007. South Korea reiterated plans Saturday to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by the end...
Anti-war protesters shout a slogan during a rally demanding return of kidnapped South Koreans in Afghanistan and withdrawal of South Korean troops from the country near the presidential house in Seoul,...   (Associated Press)
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