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| Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:28 pm Taliban spokesman says deadline extended for 23 South Korean |
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Taliban spokesman says deadline extended for 23 South Korean hostages
Mon Jul 23, 11:06 AM
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A purported Taliban spokesman said Monday the hardline militia has extended its deadline for the lives of 23 South Korean hostages until Tuesday evening.
Qari Yousef Ahmadi, who claims to speak for the Taliban, said late Monday the militants extended the deadline another day after the Afghan government refused to release any of the 23 Taliban prisoners the insurgents want freed.
The militants have pushed back their ultimatum on the Koreans' fate at least three times. Afghan officials in Ghazni province have met the militants in person and are also negotiating over the phone, but little progress appears to have been made so far. |
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