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Taliban Says It Has Now Released Two South Korean Hostages
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Sunday, August 5, 2007
Afghan Doctors Deliver Drugs for Korean Hostages
Korea Agrees to Direct Talks with Taliban
By Dan Wooding
Founder of ASSIST Ministries
GHAZNI PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN (ANS) — Amid mounting concerns for the health of the 21 Koreans held by the Taliban in Afghanistan, Afghan doctors delivered medicines for the hostages, Reuters reported on Sunday (August 5, 2007). [...]

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From BPNEWS:
Posted on Aug 3, 2007 | by Staff
WASHINGTON (BP)–With two South Korean men having been executed, 21 young Koreans remained hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan at the two-week point Aug. 2 following the Christian aid workers’ kidnapping July 19.
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Amidst all the calamity around the world let us not forget to continue to pray for the release of the remaining 21 S. Korean Christian hostages currently being held by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.
Related links:
S. Korea Mourns Slain Christian Hostage
Church mourns death of Korean hostage
Korean Evangelical Churches Under Cyber-Attack Amid Hostage Crisis
Korean Church Body Appeals [...]

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From The Christian Post:
China’s intelligence is reportedly compiling a list of potential troublemakers at next year’s Olympics Games in Beijing that includes human rights activists, non-governmental organizations, and evangelical Christians.
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