Flanigan kidnappers 'negotiating with Afghan govt'

A militant group threatening to kill three United Nations hostages including a Northern Irish woman Annetta Flanigan said today it was talking to the Afghan government about its demand to free Taliban prisoners.

A week after the abduction of Ms Flanigan, Filipino Angelito Nayan and Shqipe Hebibi of Kosovo, the militants set no new deadline for an agreement on their conditions, which also include a UN withdrawal from Afghanistan.