Taliban free last three Koreans-Reuters witnesses
GHAZNI, Afghanistan, Aug 30 (Reuters) Afghanistan's Taliban movement freed three remaining South Korean hostages today as part of a deal with the Seoul government, Reuters witnesses said.
Like the previous 16 captives freed since Wednesday, the two women and a man were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ghazni province, from where the Taliban seized 23 South Koreans on July 19.
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Story first published: Thursday, August 30, 2007, 22:35 [IST]