Afghans recover body of kidnapped Korean

Arzoo (Afghanistan), July 31: Afghan authorities today recovered the body of a South Korean hostage who the Taliban kidnappers shot dead after accusing the government of ignoring their demand to release prisoners, witnesses said.

The blood-stained body of the bespectacled male Korean was dumped on a clover field beside a road in Arzoo, a village lying some 10 km to the south of the town of Ghazni.

The victim, killed by the Taliban yesterday after a set of deadlines expired, appeared to have been shot in the head.

Reuters

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