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As the 19 remaining Korean hostages await news of their fate, negotiations to secure their release have failed, according to a Taliban spokesman. The terror group says its principal demand—the liberation of insurgents being held by coalition forces—was not met; South Korean officials have insisted Seoul has no power to release captured them.
"I don't think further talks will yield anything," the spokesman said, adding that the Taliban’s leadership council was considering the fate of hostages. Two ill female hostages were released on Monday, but the insurgents have already killed two male captives.
