Militants Agree To Begin Freeing South Korean Hostages

Associated Press:

As many as eight of the hostages could be freed on Wednesday, a Taliban representative said.

The militants apparently backed away from demands for a prisoner exchange. But the Taliban, who killed two South Korean hostages last month, could emerge with enhanced political legitimacy for negotiating successfully with a foreign government.

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Comments

[dryfactoidobotanoid]

02:33 AM on 08/29/2007

I thought they were totally dead.

[SatinPanties]

12:04 PM on 08/29/2007

Nah, they were just a little dead! ;-)