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Taliban Do a Good Turn?

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Aug 14, 2007
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The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday that Afghanistan’s

murderous Taliban insurgents had released two sick South Korean women hostages,

stirring immediate speculation over whether Korean authorities had paid a ransom

to get the two released, both of whom were wearing Islamic-style headscarves and crying.

The release of the two hostages…

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