Families elated after Taliban free all South Korean hostages

Families elated after Taliban free all South Korean hostages

SEOUL, South Korea - Family members of the South Korean hostages seized by the Taliban in Afghanistan are elated after the last seven hostages were released in Ghazni, Afghanistan on Aug. 30. Twenty-three South Korean Christian aid workers were seized by Taliban militants on July 19 and two men were killed by their captors.

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