Taliban free 8 South Korean hostages

E-KAZI, Afghanistan, August 21, SPA -- Taliban released
eight South Korean hostages on Wednesday, the first of 19
captives scheduled to be freed under a deal struck between
the insurgents and the South Korean government.
The hostages were released into the care of officials of
the International Committee of the Red Cross at two
separate locations in central Afghanistan close to the city
of Ghazni, an Associated Press reporter said.
The first group of three women were released in the
village of Qala-e-Kazi. Several hours later, four women and
one man were released in a desert close to Shah Baz, said
the reporter, who witnessed both hand-overs.
None of the eight said anything to reporters.