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Twenty South Korean nationals kidnapped by Taliban in Afghanistan: Foreign Ministry
Yonhap (South Korea) ^

Posted on 07/19/2007 10:08:28 PM PDT by HAL9000

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- About 20 young South Koreans in Afghanistan are feared to have been kidnapped by Taliban insurgents, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.

"We obtained an intelligence report that the South Koreans were abducted by Taliban insurgents this morning and are now trying to confirm it through various channels," the ministry said in a statement. "Considering a variety of circumstantial evidence, chances are high that the report is true."


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; ghazni; islam; muhammadsminions; southkorea; taliban; waronislamism

1 posted on 07/19/2007 10:08:30 PM PDT by HAL9000
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