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08:33, August 11, 2007 |
The Taliban would send two delegates to Afghan government-controlled areas for face-to-face talks with South Korean diplomats on hostages, a purported Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi said Friday.
The two delegates would go for the talks as Afghan authorities have given a written warrant to guarantee their safety, Ahmadi told Xinhua from an undisclosed place.
But Ahmadi did not say where and when the negotiations would be held.
A total of 23 South Koreans were kidnapped by Taliban militants on a road in the central Ghazni province on July 19.
Taliban rebels killed two male South Korean hostages on July 25 and July 30, respectively to press Afghan and South Korean authorities to meet their demands. The others are still being held by Taliban militants.
The Afghan government has refused to release Taliban prisoners as the Taliban has demanded an exchange for the hostages.
Source: Xinhua
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