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| Second Korean hostage found dead | Second Korean hostage found dead |
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| A second South Korean hostage has been killed by the Taleban in central Afghanistan, local police say. | A second South Korean hostage has been killed by the Taleban in central Afghanistan, local police say. |
| They said the bullet-riddled body of the man was found at the side of the road in the village of Arizo Kalley, in Ghazni province. | They said the bullet-riddled body of the man was found at the side of the road in the village of Arizo Kalley, in Ghazni province. |
| The Taleban seized 23 Korean Christian aid workers, most of them women, on 19 July and shot dead their leader - a male pastor - last Wednesday. | The Taleban seized 23 Korean Christian aid workers, most of them women, on 19 July and shot dead their leader - a male pastor - last Wednesday. |
| Earlier, a video of the hostages was aired on Arabic TV station al-Jazeera. | Earlier, a video of the hostages was aired on Arabic TV station al-Jazeera. |
| A reporter for the Associated Press news agency at the scene said the victim appeared to be in his late 20s or early 30s and was found wearing white trousers and flip-flops. | A reporter for the Associated Press news agency at the scene said the victim appeared to be in his late 20s or early 30s and was found wearing white trousers and flip-flops. |
| A man claiming to speak on behalf of the Taleban said the militants had killed the Korean hostage on Monday evening because the Afghan government had refused its demands to release eight jailed rebels. | |
| Raised stakes | Raised stakes |
| The hostage video broadcast by al-Jazeera on Monday showed about seven women wearing headscarves with what appeared to be Taleban militants in the background. | The hostage video broadcast by al-Jazeera on Monday showed about seven women wearing headscarves with what appeared to be Taleban militants in the background. |
| The captives looked frightened but unharmed in the brief, shaky footage. | The captives looked frightened but unharmed in the brief, shaky footage. |
| The group was riding on a bus 12 days ago through Ghazni province on the Kabul to Kandahar highway, when they were abducted. | The group was riding on a bus 12 days ago through Ghazni province on the Kabul to Kandahar highway, when they were abducted. |
| Pastor Bae Hyung-kyu, 42, was the first to be shot dead by the militants. | Pastor Bae Hyung-kyu, 42, was the first to be shot dead by the militants. |
| His remains were repatriated on Monday to South Korea, where the families of the remaining hostages are holding vigils near Seoul for the release of their loved ones. | His remains were repatriated on Monday to South Korea, where the families of the remaining hostages are holding vigils near Seoul for the release of their loved ones. |
| The BBC's Alastair Leithead in Afghanistan says the latest killing raises the stakes, piling pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to save the remaining 21 captives. | |
| But Mr Karzai has refused to swap prisoners for hostages after he was criticised for releasing five Taleban members from jail in March in exchange for an Italian reporter. | But Mr Karzai has refused to swap prisoners for hostages after he was criticised for releasing five Taleban members from jail in March in exchange for an Italian reporter. |
| A delegation of tribal elders, mullahs and members of parliament has been negotiating with the Taleban for the last few days to help secure the hostages' release. |