Posted on 07/22/2007 8:37:20 AM PDT by blam
Taliban threatens to kill 23 Korean hostages
By Megan Levy and agencies
Last Updated: 3:16pm BST 22/07/2007
The Taliban has threatened to kill 23 South Korean hostages held in Afghanistan, as security forces surround the building where they are being held captive.
The 23 hostages were abducted on Thursday
Afghan and US troops have arrived at the complex in the southern province of Ghazni where officials believe the South Koreans - Christian evangelists - are being held, an Afghan Defence Ministry spokesman said.
The soldiers have cordoned off the area and are awaiting orders, but so far there had not been any engagement, he added.
The Taliban has responded aggressively to the action.
"If there's any military action against us, we'll kill the hostages," Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi said.
Mr Ahmadi confirmed that the extremist movement was in negotiations with the government over the fate of the hostages.
The Koreans, who are from an evangelical Christian group that was on an aid mission to Afghanistan, were abducted from a bus travelling from Kandahar to Kabul on Thursday.
The Taliban want to swap the 23 men and women for jailed fighters, and are also demanding that South Korean forces leave Afghanistan.
A team of hostage negotiators arrived in Kabul from Seoul earlier today.
The police chief of Ghazni province, Alishah Ahmadzai, said talks were being held with the Taliban through tribal elders and religious leaders.
"I hope we get good results," he said.
Given past events, I can’t imagine why a group of Korean Christians (esp most of them being women) would even be in Afghanistan. That said, I must ask why is it that these “spokesmen” for the taliban are still breathing?
That's the dogma of terrorism.
Some are compelled by belief to talk to them and come to reasonable terms with them to stop the death and mayhem that THEY have created.
It "ain't" gonna' work.
"Friends" like the ROK military, we should be glad they have. ROK ROEs are likely to be a bit more "relaxed" than US or UK.
Most people tote a mindset like yours and wouldn't understand personal devotion that the likes of these Koreans tote.
"That's the dogma of terrorism."
Exactly. Our Karma must run over their dogma.
The terrorists must learn that every threat they make will leave their families and towns
totally converted to dust.
Only then will they back off.
In the words of Caligula, "I don't care if they hate us, as long as they fear us."
VC in III Corps went waaaaay out of their way to avoid the ROK’s in Vn, and I expect that much later when the NVA arrived in III Corps they did the same.....
up your superior butt......and btw, why aren’t YOU over there, since you know the ropes?
That's if terrorist tote a concern for family and neighbors.
Just food for thought Diogenesis. ; )
More good tidings from the ROP. May God be with these Koreans.
Okay.
Nope.
Reputations go a long way.
If these S. Korean hostages are murdered by the Talibanis, then they can look forward to a South Korean expeditionary force dispatching itself to Afghanistan. The Chi-com supported VietCong feared Korean units for good reason during the VN war. They were downright inhumanly ruthless against the VC.
Killing even one of these hostages would be the biggest mistake the Taliban ever made.
You would NEVER KNOW that they are CHRISTIANS!
Far be it from the Islamo-philes at the AP to report the story accurately:
Once again, members of That Great and Peaceful Religion of Islam are showing us that NOTHING has changed since they slaughtered, raped and pillaged their way across the then Christian Middle East . . .
When the hell - if ever - are we all going to wake up to the inherent violence and genetic barbarism of Islam?
A false religion spawned by a false "prophet."
He merely expressed the same point of view that I was thinking.
Sauron
What an intelligent, well thought-out, mature reply. 
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