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Afghan Taliban release 4 more Koreans - witnesses

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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