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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Korean hostages

Korean hostages stories: 24 news summaries

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Captive Pleads for Rescue
From Taliban

Woman says she and 21 other South Korean hostages are ill

Jul 27, 07 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A South Korean woman pleaded to be rescued with her fellow hostages yesterday, saying all of church volunteers being held captive by the Taliban are sick and the situation is growing worse. Her captors listened to her conversation with an Afghan reporter, the BBC reports; the 32-year-old nurse wept as... More »

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Korean Envoy Presses to Save Remaining Hostages

Taliban still holds 22 kidnap victims

Jul 26, 07 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A day after militants shot and killed a hostage, a high-level South Korean envoy is rushing to Afghanistan today to try to save the lives of the 22 remaining hostages held by the Taliban. South Korean and Afghan officials insist they won't use force to free the captives, though the... More »

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(Newser) - Afghan and coalition troops have killed 75 Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, while a self-proclaimed spokesman for the Taliban says the deadline has been extended for talks concerning its 23 South Korean hostages. The Afghan militants are threatening to kill the captured Koreans unless 23 of its own jailed fighters... More »

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Taliban Ups Demands for 23 Korean Hostages

Kidnappers want full prisoner release

Jul 23, 07 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taliban militants holding 23 Korean aid workers hostage increased their demands today, insisting that  the government release all insurgent prisoners in the province, according to a kidnap spokesman. The militants threatened to kill the hostages  if a response isn't forthcoming by 10:30 a.m. EDT, the AP reports. More »

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