Taliban ask for safety guarantees over hostage talks

The Taliban today offered to hold talks with South Korean officials in Afghan government-controlled territory over the fate of 21 hostages if the UN guaranteed the safety of the militant delegation.

Taliban ask for safety guarantees over hostage talks

The Taliban today offered to hold talks with South Korean officials in Afghan government-controlled territory over the fate of 21 hostages if the UN guaranteed the safety of the militant delegation.

The offer, made by a purported Taliban spokesman, comes as President Hamid Karzai travels to the US for weekend talks with President George Bush expected to address the hostage crisis.

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