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| Sep.1 |
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Freed Koreans return home| The 19 church workers freed from captivity in Afghanistan have arrived home in Seoul, after being held by the Taleban for 6 weeks | | |
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| Aug.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban| Kidnappers released the 7 remaining hostages and handed them over to Red Cross officials | | |
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| Aug.29 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban frees 12 South Korean hostages The hostages were released into the care of officials of the Red Cross at 3 separate locations in central Afghanistan close to the city of Ghazni
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| Aug.28 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: Korean hostages to be released South Korean negotiators have reached a deal with militants holding 19 S. Korean Christian aid workers for over a month
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| Aug.13 |
Afghanistan |
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Two female Korean hostages freed| Kim Kyung Ja and Kim Jina were now in Ghazni's provincial capital, 25 days after they were seized | |
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| Aug.11 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: 2 hostages to be released The militants holding 21 Korean hostages will release two female hostages who are unwell
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| Aug.10 |
Afghanistan |
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S. Korean negotiators meet Taliban 2 top Taliban leaders and 4 South Korean officials met face-to-face for the first time to negotiate the fate of 21 hostages
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| Jul.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: Male hostage shot dead| A second South Korean hostage held captive has been killed, a spokesman for the militants said. The body was dropped off in the province of Ghazni | |
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Afghanistan |
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Taliban resumes talks on hostages The kidnappers and Afghan negotiators resumed talks to free 22 South Koreans who were still alive despite 2 rebel deadlines expiring
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| Jul.29 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: Hostages will die Monday Taliban spokesman said their fighters would kill 22 remaining South Korean hostages if the Afghan government did not release rebel prisoners
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| Jul.28 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghan elders join Korean hostages talks Several Afghan elders and a former member of the Taliban joined the negotiations with the hardline militia over the fate of 22 hostages
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| Jul.27 |
Afghanistan |
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Koreans 'alive' as deadline passes Afghan deputy interior minister: The remaining 22 South Koreans kidnapped by the Taliban are alive
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| Jul.26 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghans negotiate with Taliban Afghan clerics and tribal elders are negotiating for the release of 22 S. Koreans, who have been split into small groups
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Afghanistan |
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S Korean hostage pleads for help Yo Syun Ju, a South Korean woman, held hostage with 21 others has pleaded for help to secure their release
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| Jul.25 |
South Korea |
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S Korea urges release of hostages The government condemned the Taleban for the death of one of the hostages, while sending an envoy to negotiate for the others' release
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Afghanistan |
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Taliban kills South Korean hostage One of 23 held hostage has been killed because Taliban demands hadn't been met
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| Jul.23 |
Afghanistan |
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Deadline looms for hostages Taliban once again extended a deadline for the executions of S. Koreans kidnapped in Afghanistan for another 24 hours
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Former king Zahir Shah dies
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Afghanistan |
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Taliban extend deadline for hostages The kidnappers of 23 Koreans extended the deadline for the S. Korean government to agree to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by 24 hours
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Taliban: 2 German hostages killed
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| Jul.20 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban threaten abducted South Koreans| The militants threatened to kill a group of abducted Christians within 24 hours unless S. Korea withdraws its troops from Afghanistan | |
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Nuke plant leaked after earthquake
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North Korea claims nuclear test
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