[Cindy]

Ignore post no. 2298.
Those are separate incidents.
Thank you.

[Cindy]

RECAP and UPDATE:

WASHINGTON TIMES.com (FROM COMBINED DISPATCHES): Ghazni, Afghanistan - "END ORDEAL BEGS CAPTIVE OF TALIBAN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The woman, one of 18 female hostages among the South Korean Christian volunteers kidnapped in Afghanistan more than a week ago, spoke to Reuters news agency on the mobile phone of a Taliban fighter.") (July 29, 2007)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1669: "ISLAMIST WEBSITES MONITOR NO. 125" (July 27, 2007)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - "TALIBAN KILL 1 SOUTH KOREAN HOSTAGE, RELEASE 8 OTHERS" (July 25, 2007)

FreeRepublic.com (KYODO NEWS - July 23, 2007): "TALIBAN MILITANTS SEEK $100,000 FOR CALL TO S. KOREAN HOSTAGES" (July 24, 2007)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com (AP): Kabul, Afghanistan - "TALIBAN MIGHT EXECUTE CAPTIVES" (July 21, 2007)

ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: Kabul, Afghanistan - "OFFICIALS SAY TALIBAN KIDNAP 23 KOREAN BEIEVERS FROM AFGHAN BUS" by Michael Ireland (July 20, 2007)

TRAVEL.STATE.GOV - Travel Warning: "AFGHANISTAN"