Taliban Releases Two South Korean Women Hostages
Officials in Seoul say Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan have freed two South Korean women hostages and that they have been handed over to the Red Crescent. Reuters witnesses said the two women arrived in the village of Arzoo, near the city of Ghazni, in a saloon car driven by two tribal elders. "We saw them getting into a Red Crescent vehicle," one of the witnesses said. "They were able to walk and appeared to be well, but they were very emotional and were crying." South Korea's Foreign Ministry confirmed that two Korean women were freed. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) also confirmed it handed over the two South Korean women hostages held by the Taliban to a South Korean delegation in Afghanistan. The ICRC said in played a key role as intermediary in the women's release. "The ICRC is relieved that two hostages have been released and that they can now rejoin their families back home," Reto Stocker said, head of the agenc...