Afghanistan: Hostage deal

Written byBen Paarmann
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Posted 30 August 2007 19 years ago

Although 11 hostages still remain in the hands of their kidnappers, Carl Robichaud speculates why the Taliban agreed to release the Korean missionary workers who have been held hostage for over a month.

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