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Afghan army begins risky hostage rescue operation

by Susan Jones | August 1, 2007 at 07:40 pm | 223 views | add comment

Afghan army begins risky hostage rescue operation

Reuters

Published: Wednesday, August 01, 2007

GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- A military operation to rescue the remaining 21 Korean hostages held by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan began on Wednesday, hours after a Taliban deadline expired, a provincial official said.

"The operation has started," said Khowja Seddiqi, the district chief of Ghazni's Qarabagh district, where the Taliban kidnapped 23 Korean Christian volunteers nearly two weeks ago.

He did not give more details or say which forces were involved.

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August 1, 2007 at 07:40 pm by Susan Jones, 223 views, add comment

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