Taliban threatens to kill S. Korea hostages if rescue launched

Taliban threatens to kill S. Korea hostages if rescue launched

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean citizens rally outside the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Aug. 1 calling for U.S. involvement to help save Korean hostages in Afghanistan. A purported spokesman for Afghanistan's Taliban movement said that the group will kill more hostages if the Afghan government launches a military operation to rescue the remaining 21 hostages. (Kyodo)

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