The Taliban leadership has ordered to free two female South Korean hostages, and they would be freed on Sunday afternoon, Taliban commander Abdullah Jan who is holding the hostages said on Sunday.
The Taliban leadership on Saturday issued an order to release the two hostages, but they were still in Taliban custody now, the commander told Xinhua from an undisclosed place.
He did not give any other information.
A purported Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi said the two hostages were freed on Saturday night, but apparently he gave wrong information.
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 hostages on July 25 and July 30 separately to press Afghan and South Korean authorities to meet their demands. The others were still being held by Taliban militants.
The Afghan government has refused to release the Taliban prisoners who the Taliban had demanded to exchange for the hostages.
Taliban militants have carried out kidnappings in Afghanistan over the past two years frequently, and some hostages were killed.
Source: Xinhua
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