Three die in fresh Afghan attack

"Three Nato soldiers have been killed in new violence in Afghanistan, days after a deadly Taleban attack on French troops in the country. The soldiers died in Ghazni province, in the centre of Afghanistan. Polish news agency PAP said they were members of Warsaw's contingent...

Taliban kidnaps Red Cross workers

"Taliban militants have kidnapped two officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Afghan province of Wardak. A police spokesman said the two were taken hostage in the Salar district yesterday. A spokeswoman for the ICRC said four staff - two...

Two female Korean hostages freed

"Two female South Korean hostages were set free Monday by a group of Taliban militants who kidnapped them and 21 others more than three weeks ago in Afghanistan, an Afghan official told CNN.The governor of Ghazni province, Mirajudin Patan, said the two female hostages, who...

Afghan army begins risky hostage rescue operation

"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...

Bullet-Riddled Body of S. Korean Found

"The bullet-riddled body of a South Korean hostage was found by police Wednesday in central Afghanistan after a purported Taliban spokesman said the militants had killed one of the captives. The male victim had 10 bullet holes in his head, chest and stomach, and was...

Disembowelled, then torn apart: The price of daring to teach girls

"The gunmen came at night to drag Mohammed Halim away from his home, in front of his crying children and his wife begging for mercy."