By Xinhua
Kabul : After killing two South Korean hostages, Taliban guerrillas Tuesday extended the deadline for 21 remaining hostages till 12 p.m. (0730 GMT) Wednesday.
A purported Taliban spokesman, Yousuf Ahmadi, told Xinhua on telephone from an undisclosed place that militants would kill more hostages if their demands were not met.
He also said some hostages were in very bad condition and they may die a natural death.
This is the ninth time Taliban militants have revised the deadline for killing Korean hostages.
The Taliban has insisted on the exchange of Taliban prisoners for the hostages.
Insurgents kidnapped 23 South Koreans from Ghazni province on the Kabul-Kandahar highway July 19, the largest group of foreign hostages taken in Afghanistan since the 2001 US-led invasion.
Last Wednesday, the insurgents killed the first hostage, a male leader of the group. On Tuesday, police said they have found the bullet-riddled body of another slain South Korean.
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