SEOUL, July 25 (Xinhua)– Eight South Korean hostages were released by Afghan militants on Wednesday and are being escorted to safe places, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported.
The release of the eight South Koreans was a result of the negotiations between the Afghan government and Taliban militants, the report said.
The released hostages will receive health check and return to South Korea as soon as possible, Yonhap quoted undisclosed government source as saying.
The source told Yonhap that the release was also a result of close cooperation between the South Korean government, the Afghan government and the U.S. government.
A total of 23 South Koreans were held as hostages in Afghanistan on July 19.
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