Afghan govt refuses Taliban hostage deal

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said the Afghan government is working to free 21 South Korean hostages but indicated it wouldn’t give in to Taliban demands.

Afghan govt refuses Taliban hostage deal

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said the Afghan government is working to free 21 South Korean hostages but indicated it wouldn’t give in to Taliban demands.

The Taliban have demanded that 23 militant prisoners being held by Afghanistan and at the US base at Bagram be freed in exchange for the Koreans, but the Afghan government has all but ruled that option out.

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