Afghans: Seoul Paid Hostage Ransom After Reported Taliban Rapes

ABC News ^ | Sept. 1, 2007 | ALEEM AGHA and GRETCHEN PETERS

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South Korea paid the Taliban $950,000 -- or $50,000 a head -- to secure the release of 19 church workers abducted in southeastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials who took part in the negotiations told ABC News.

The negotiations took on urgency, the Afghan officials said, after two female hostages who were released last month reported being repeatedly raped by their Taliban captors.

The kidnappers also killed two of the male hostages, who were abducted six weeks ago riding by bus through southeastern Ghazni province.

"We have reports the various Taliban commanders were fighting over the women hostages," said Mirajuddin Pathan, the governor of Ghazni province. "They were abused over and over."

South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon today defended the decision to negotiate with the Taliban, according to The Associated Press. The move raised concern it would lead to more abductions and put thousands of foreign troops and aid workers at risk.

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Lord have mercy.

[SevenMinusOne]

Without question these Taliban thugs were paid - SK should have sent 1000 to 5000 soldier's into Stan, not money. That would have been the proper response.....

[Cowboy Bob]

With release of the hostages, I can't believe that the military doesn't know the whereabouts of the captors.

As soon as the last hostage is freed, the captors should be tracked down and liquidated.

[RetiredArmy]

Well, since they were only non-Muslin type religion people, the Marxist's Dimocrats will not care and will say that they deserved what happened too them. /sarcasm still on

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Is there a problem with my link? When I tested it before posting it worked. After, it’s a no go.

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SK should have sent 1000 to 5000 soldier's into Stan, not money. That would have been the proper response.....

I agree, Kidnapping and rape are now a profitable business for them.

Woe to the next who are kidnapped.

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I can't believe that the military doesn't know the whereabouts of the captors.

They moved the hostages too many times.

[BigFinn]

They are just being good Muslims. Why are they still breathing?

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Well, since they were only non-Muslin type religion people, the Marxist's Dimocrats will not care

That's a shame, ain't it.

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Maybe their 72 goats.

When Saddam’s thugs entered Kuwait in 1991 they were raping the local women there, including flight attendants who had unfortunately arrived and been trapped.

I remember saddams thugs doing that very clearly.

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That’s very true. It’s not a crime to rape women who are not muslim.

[tobyhill]

“About 70 suspected Afghan Taliban killed
Clashes come in region where insurgents released S. Korean hostages”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20542311/

Can’t spend it now.

[MarineDad]

"The only good muslim is a d..."

Nah, never mind. They simply cease doing evil.

What really scalds me are the nimrods who fault the hostages, fer Pete's sake!

One of the SK's felt obligated to apologize for all the trouble he'd caused his countrymen.

Ah, what about the raghead SOB Taliban? Casual bystanders?

Some folks is jus' plain idgits...

[Last Dakotan]

Waiting for the Brian De Palma film.

[italianquaker]

Will fat tony soprano go visit these poor women, I doubt it

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Sorry for the delay in responding. I had to reboot.

I'll go to your link now. Thanks.

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Thank you for the link.

If there's any justice in the world it was them and they are with saddam and his two evil sons.

[tobyhill]

I pray justice was served.

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I read the thread on that film. Disgusting bassturd.