Afghan Taliban release 4 more Koreans - witnesses

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GHAZNI, Afghanistan, Aug 29 (Reuters) Taliban guerrillas freed four more South Korean hostages today in Afghanistan, taking to 12 the number of the captives they have released as part of a deal with Seoul, witnesses said.

The group, driven in a vehicle of the International Committee of the Red Cross, included three women and a man, they said.

Before the latest release, a Taliban spokesman said he expected all of the hostages to be freed by tomorrow.

REUTERS SS RN1931

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