{"id":3231,"date":"2007-08-29T10:07:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-29T10:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/08\/12-of-the-south-korean-hostage.html"},"modified":"2007-08-29T10:07:00","modified_gmt":"2007-08-29T10:07:00","slug":"12-of-the-south-korean-hostage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/08\/12-of-the-south-korean-hostage.html","title":{"rendered":"12 of the South Korean Hostages have been released!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2007-08-29-afghanistan_N.htm?csp=34\">Thank you, Lord<\/a>!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Taliban militants on Wednesday released 12 of 19 South Korean captives they promised to free under a deal struck with the South Korean government to resolve a hostage crisis that began almost six weeks ago.<br \/>\nThe hostages were released into the care of officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross at three separate locations in central Afghanistan close to the city of Ghazni, an Associated Press reporter who witnessed the hand-overs said.<br \/>\nThe 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. As dusk approached, four more hostages were freed on a main road around 31 miles from Ghazni, the reporter said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Praise God,from whom all blessings flow!<\/p>\n<div class=\"tag_list\">Tags: <span class=\"tags\"><a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Taliban\" rel=\"tag\">Taliban<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you, Lord! Taliban militants on Wednesday released 12 of 19 South Korean captives they promised to free under a deal struck with the South Korean government to resolve a hostage crisis that began almost six weeks ago. 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