Breaking: Germany Says Taliban Claim Untrue, One Hostage Still Alive
Kabul 21, 2007, 13:59 GMT
Kabul - One of the German hostages reported to have been killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan remains alive, the German ARD broadcaster said Saturday.
The broadcaster said from its Kabul office that the other hostage had died as a result of extreme heat and illness, but the second was still alive and negotiations for his release were ongoing.
A Taliban spokesman had earlier claimed both engineers had been killed following their kidnap last Wednesday to force a withdrawal of the 3,000 German contingent among the NATO troops in Afghanistan.
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apparently one hostage died of a heart attack ; the 2nd hostage is not Talibans’guest but of drugs bandits
July 21st, 2007 at 12:21 pm