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Amnesty international tells Taliban to free hostages

Amnesty International said it had directly appealed to the Taliban to free 21 South Korean hostages, warning the militant movement that holding and killing captives was a war crime.

Amnesty international tells Taliban to free hostages

Fri, 03 Aug, 2007 - 09:45

Amnesty International said it had directly appealed to the Taliban to free 21 South Korean hostages, warning the militant movement that holding and killing captives was a war crime.

The human rights group said it made the appeal in a phone call to a purported Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi yesterday.

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