Posted on 08/05/2007 11:03:22 PM PDT by HAL9000
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SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean officials have made direct contact with at least one of 21 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan, an official said Monday, as the Afghan and U.S. governments refuse to swap Taliban prisoners for hostages."During a telephone call between our officials at the (Korean) embassy in Afghanistan and the Taliban on Saturday, our officials were allowed to speak to one of the hostages," an official at the South Korean Foreign Ministry told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The official refused to identify who the hostage was or what they had discussed, citing safety concerns.
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