The Taliban has killed a second South Korean hostage held in Afghanistan on Monday night, a purported Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi said.
Due to worsening security, Afghanistan has witnessed a series of kidnappings so far this year.
One British journalist and his three Afghan colleagues were abducted by Taliban militants in the southern Helmand province on February 20, but were released one day later.
Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo was captured by Taliban fighters in the southern Helmand province together with his interpreter and his driver on March 5. Mastrogiacomo was released after Afghan authorities freed five Taliban senior members, but the interpreter and the driver were beheaded.
Taliban militants abducted five Afghan medical workers in the southern Kandahar province. One of them was executed, but the other four were released after Afghan authorities transferred the body of top Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah to his family.
Two French and three Afghan aid workers were kidnapped by the Taliban in the southwestern province on April 3 and the five were all freed weeks later.
Taliban militants captured a soldier of the U.S.-led coalition forces on June 12 in the southern Helmand province.
Five Afghan medical workers and their driver were abducted by unknown militants in the eastern Nuristan province on June 20.
Taliban fighters abducted 16 Afghan deminers in the central Ghazni province, but released them days later.
One German national was abducted by unknown militants in Afghanistan on June 28, but was freed days later.
Taliban militants captured two Germans and five Afghans on July 18 in the central Wardak province.
Taliban fighters kidnapped 23 South Korean hostages on July 19 in the central Ghazni province. One male hostage was executed on July 25, and a second was killed on July 30. The others are still being held by the Taliban.
One German journalist and his interpreter were kidnapped by militants in the eastern Kunar province on July 24, but were released soon.
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