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Pour tout cela
2008-07-04 04:28:00 Pour les premières amandes vertes que l’on croque, trempées de sel, et qui sonnent le glas de l’hiver, Pour l’arbuste du balcon que l’on croyait mort et qui refleurit inexplicablement en décembre, Pour le grincement familier de la balançoire sur laquelle on s’assoupit,enivrés de soleil, dans le chant des cigales, Pour les klaxons « sauvages » d’un mariage ...
Liban : Un quotidien signale des attaques terroristes en préparation dans l
2008-06-02 22:00:00 Le quotidien libanais As Safir, publié lundi, a signalé des attaques terroristes en préparation au Liban, y compris certaines contre la Force intérimaire des Nations Unies au Liban (Finul).Des terroristes sont en train de préparer des attaques pour saboter la sécurité du Liban et cibler même les Casques bleus, indique le journal libanais.L'armée libanaise a renforcé les mesures de sécurité aux environs des camps de réfugiés palestiniens dans le nord et le sud du pays, alors que des responsables islamistes dans la ville de Sidon (sud) ont reçu l'information, ...
Liban : L'opposition mécontente du maintien de Siniora à la tête du gouvern
2008-05-30 13:20:00 L'opposition libanaise a exprimé son mécontentement devant le nomination du candidat de la majorité au pouvoir Fouad Siniora au poste de Premier ministre, une décision qui pourrait faire renaître les affrontements politiques, rapporte jeudi le quotidien As-Safir. Cette nomination est un signe de "conflit plutôt que de réconciliation", a indiqué le chef du Courant patriotique libre ( CPL), le général à la retraite Michel Aoun.
Liban : l'armée recourra à la force contre la présence armée
2008-05-14 03:14:00 L'armée libanaise a décidé de recourir, à partir de 06H00 locales (03H00 GMT) mardi, à la force coercitive pour désarmer les militants et restaurer l'ordre social à Beyrouth, théâtre depuis six jours d'affrontements intérieurs, a rapporté le site internet Naharnet. "Les unités de l'armée feront cesser tout action contraire à la loi, même s'il s'agit d'utiliser la force", indique un communiqué militaire affiché lundi. L'armée a demandé à l'ensemble des factions de coopérer avec ses militaires afin de garantir la sécurité de tous.
Crise au Liban : Le hezbollah retire ses hommes armés de Beyrouth après que
2008-05-11 16:20:00 L'opposition libanaise, dirigée par le mouvement chiite Hezbollah, a déclaré avoir retiré samedi après-midi ses éléments armés de Beyrouth, après l'annonce de l'armée de geler les décisions du gouvernement à son encontre.L'opposition libanaise a annoncé dans un communiqué qu'elle va procéder au retrait de tous ses hommes armés de Beyrouth pour que le contrôle de la capitale soit assuré par l'armée.
Crise au Liban : Des affrontements à Beyrouth font 24 morts
2008-05-11 15:39:00 Le bilan de morts des émeutes de Beyrouth s'est élevé à 18 alors que la capitale libanaise a repris samedi une accalmie.Des fusillades qui ont éclaté depuis mercredi entre les partisans du gouvernement et de l'opposition, ont fait au moins 24 morts et plusieurs blessés, selon des responsables de sécurité.L'armée libanaise a été mobilisée pour être présente dans la plupart des quartiers de Beyrouth, après que le groupe milicien chiite eut contrôlé vendredi des parties clés de la capitale, a rapporté le quotidien local As Safir.
Emeutes au Liban : L'Arabie saoudite et le Koweït évacuent leurs ressortiss
2008-05-09 20:10:00 L'Arabie saoudite et le Koweït ont commencé vendredi à évacuer leurs ressortissants vivant au Liban, où les émeutes qui font rage ont déjà fait huit morts et 40 blessés en trois jours, a rapporté la chaîne de télévision locale New TV.L'ambassade du Koweït au Liban a évacué vendredi vers la Syrie un premier lot de ressortissants koweïtiens vivant ou étudiant au Liban, selon le média.
France : Paris exprime sa préoccupation sur la situation au Liban
2008-05-09 17:41:00 Le ministre français des Affaires étrangères Bernard Kouchner s'est déclaré vendredi "extrêmement préoccupé" par la situation au Liban et a appelé à la cessation immédiate des combats pour "éviter à tout prix le terrible engrenage de la guerre civile"."La situation est grave. Nous sommes extrêmement préoccupés par les combats de ces deux derniers jours à Beyrouth. Nous condamnons vigoureusement ces exactions. Il faut éviter à tout prix le terrible engrenage de la guerre civile", affirme une déclaration du ministre publié par le Quai d'Orsay.
Khamsoun au Liban
2008-05-09 10:07:00 En lisant les pages cultures des journaix libanais j'ai retrouve deux articles qui parlent de Khamsoun ( ici et ici ) . Le couple Jaibi Baccar, tres connus au liban, ont recueilli bcp d'eloge sur leur piece qui finalement sort du contexte tunisien pour parler aux intellectuels arabes...Je ne veux pas trop m'etaler dans le sujet mais je me demande juste, vu les recents evenements, si la troupe de Khamsoun a quitte le Liban ou s'ils sont encore a Beirut ?Copyright Zizoufromdjerba.blogspot.com
Au coeur des protestations : Le SMIG au Liban
2008-05-08 07:42:00 From Al Jazeera "On the eve of the protest, the cabinet agreed to raise the minimum wage by $130 to $330, but the CGTL said it was insufficient. The federation is demanding that the minimum wage be increased to $600."Copyright Zizoufromdjerba.blogspot.com
Liban : Le gouvernement juge illégal le réseau de communications du Hezboll
2008-05-06 18:30:00 Le gouvernement libanais a dénoncé mardi le réseau privé de communications, créé par le groupe d'opposition du Hezbollah comme "illégal et inconstitutionnel", selon des nouvelles sur le site internet local Naharnet. Le ministre libanais de l'Information, Ghazi Aridi, a lu une déclaration après une réunion marathon du cabinet qui a duré toute la nuit, disant que le réseau est illégal et que le gouvernement effectuera une enquête judiciaire sur ce problème.
Eva Herzigova - ?Les Amis du Liban? Gala in Monaco
2008-04-26 15:55:00 Copyright © 2008 Hot Celebs Home. Visit the original article at http://www.hotcelebshome.com/ev-a-herzigova-les-amis-du-liban-g-ala-in-monaco/.
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Liban : Le Premier ministre appelle à élire un président pour éviter une gu
2008-04-15 01:55:00 Le Premier ministre libanais Fouad Siniora a appelé dimanche les Libanais à élire un nouveau président qui relancera les institutions de l'Etat et la gouvernance par la loi, et évitera une nouvelle guerre civile, a rapporté le site Internet d'informations local Naharnet. M. Siniora a lancé cet appel dans une déclaration à la nation à l'occasion du 33ème anniversaire de la guerre civile libanaise qui avait éclaté le 13 avril 1975.
Crise politique au Liban : Le chef de la Ligue Arabe promet de poursuivre s
2008-04-11 16:47:00 Le secrétaire général de la Ligue arabe (LA), Amr Moussa, a promis jeudi au Caire que l'organe panarabe poursuivrait ses efforts pour trouver une solution à la crise politique libanaise. Le sommet arabe organisé dans la capitale syrienne Damas les 29 et 30 mars a confié aux ministres arabes des Affaires étrangères la mission de travailler ensemble pour trouver une solution rapide à l'impasse de l'élection présidentielle libanaise, a déclaré M. Moussa aux journalistes.
Attentats au Liban : Au moins dix morts dans l'explosion à Beyrouth
2008-01-25 20:19:00 Au moins dix personnes, dont un haut responsable policier, ont été tuées vendredi matin lors d'une violente explosion dans un quartier chrétien dans l'est de Beyrouth, a rapporté la chaîne panarabe al-Jazeera. La chaîne libanaise privée Future TV a confirmé les dix morts, précisant que Wissam Eid, capitaine des forces libanaises chargées de la sécurité interne (ISF) ainsi que haut responsable des services des renseignements des ISF, fait partie des victimes.
Liban : Le chef d'un groupe terroriste menace de riposter contre l'armée li
2008-01-09 18:03:00 Shaker al-Abssi, chef du groupe Fatah al-Islam, a menacé de pourchasser les membres de l'armée libanaise en représailles de la répression de l'armée contre sa cellule, a rapporté mercredi The Daily Star. Dans une vidéo de 57 minutes mise sur un site Internet utilisé par al-Qaïda et d'autres groupes islamistes, un homme qui se présente comme étant Abssi accuse le chef de l'armée libanaise, le général Michel Sleimane, de la destruction du camp de réfugiés palestiniens de Nahr al-Bared parce qu'il briguait la présidence, selon le quotidien.
Elections Liban : Nouveau report de l'élection présidentielle
2007-12-28 18:46:00 Un porte-parole du parlement libanais a annoncé vendredi à Beyrouth le report au 12 janvier de la session parlementaire lors de laquelle un nouveau président doit être élu et qui était initialement prévue samedi. Il s'agit du onzième report depuis le 25 septembre.Le crise politique libanaise a éclaté en novembre, après que six ministres de l'opposition eurent quitté le gouvernement de M. Siniora.
Election présidentielle au Liban : Report au 22 décembre
2007-12-18 12:46:00 Le parlement libanais n'ayant toujours pas réussi à élire de président, le vote a été reporté pour la neuvième fois au 22 décembre. "La séance parlementaire prévue aujourd'hui a été reportée au samedi 22 décembre à 12h30 (1030 GMT)", a informé Mohamed Ballout, porte-parole du président du parlement Nabih Berri. Le parlement libanais devait se réunir lundi pour un vote d'approbation de la candidature du général Michel Sleimane à la présidence, vacante depuis le départ de l'ancien président Emile Lahoud le 24 novembre.
Liban : L'élection présidentielle reportée au 7 décembre
2007-11-30 17:08:00 L'élection présidentielle libanaise prévue ce vendredi a été reporté au 7 décembre, selon une déclaration du bureau du président du Parlement libanais Nabih Berri pubilée jeudi soir. La déclaration explique que ce nouveau report a pour but de permettre "davantage de consultations". C'est la sixième fois depuis le 25 septembre dernier que l'élection a été reporté à cause du manque de consensus au Parlement sur le candidat qui doit succéder au président Emile Lahoud. Ce dernier, dont le mandat a expiré le 24 novembre, a déjà quitté son poste.
Liban : Le Premier ministre informe que son gouvernement assume désormais l
2007-11-24 15:51:00 Le Premier ministre libanais Fouad Siniora a souligné samedi que son gouvernement assumait les responsabilités qui lui reviennent constitutionnellement en cas de d'absence d'un président à la tête du pays, a rapporté le média local Naharnet sur son site Internet. Les pouvoirs du président ont été confiés, conformément à la Constitution, à "la gestion collective du gouvernement, ce qui n'est qu'une procédure de transition avant l'élection d'un nouveau président", a expliqué Siniora lors d'une conférence de presse à Bkirki, près de Beyrouth.
Taliban Seizes 100 Pakistani Troops
2007-08-31 08:29:00 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 30 -- In an audacious display of force, Taliban fighters on Thursday ambushed a convoy of military vehicles in a remote tribal area and took more than 100 Pakistani troops hostage, local officials said.
By: Get rich
Le rapport de Human Rights Watch fortement critiqué au Liban
2007-08-31 04:51:00 Un rapport de Human Rights Watch (HRW) qui accuse le Hezbollah d'avoir lancé des roquettes sans discernement sur des régions civiles en Israël lors de la guerre en été dernier, a été sévèrement critiqué au Liban, a rapporté Daily Star jeudi. Hussein Rahhal, chef de l'unité des médias du Hezbollah, a déclaré qu'il y a dans le rapport "une déformation de faits".
Afghanistan : Un chef taliban proche du mollah Omar tué
2007-08-31 04:11:00 Un haut responsable du mouvement radical des talibans et proche du mollah Mohammad Omar, chef suprême du mouvement, a été tué, selon un communiqué de presse publié jeudi par le ministère afghan de la Défense. "Le Frère du mollah et haut responsable taliban, a été tué jeudi matin dans la province de Helmand", indique le bref document sans donner plus de détails.
News & Current Events :: Taliban May Free All Remaining Korean Hostages Tod
2007-08-30 21:45:00 Author: Eric Subject: Taliban May Free All Remaining Korean Hostages TodayPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:45 pm (GMT -4) Taliban May Free All Remaining Korean Hostages Today Eric Young Taliban militants in Afghanistan were expected to release the last remaining South Korean hostages Thursday after freeing 12 of the 19 South Korean hostages the day before in three separate rounds of handovers. A Taliban negotiator told Agence France-Presse Thursday the last seven would definitely be freed. "They are in different locations and we have to bring them to one place before handing them over," said Qari Mohammad Bashir, who was involved in a series of meetings with a South Korean delegation to free the aid workers. South Korean presidential spokesman Cheon Ho-sun said Thursday that once free, the group will be heading to Kabul before returning home via Dubai, putting an end to a six-week hostage crisis that began with the abduction of the original group of 23 South Korean...
Taliban release Korean hostages
2007-08-29 17:28:00 Korean hostages held by the Taliban since last month, have been released, reportedly freed in the eastern district of the Ghazni province, Andar. Keep in mind, these were Christian aide workers, who went to Afghanistan to help the people. They were handed over to members of the International Committee of the Red Cross and were in ...
By: Webloggin
Taliban release 8 of 19 Korean hostages
2007-08-29 15:13:00 '); E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size SEOUL: Taliban militants Wednesday freed 8 of the 19 South Koreans they held hostage for nearly six weeks, as Seoul sought to dispel fears that its
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South Koreans kiss posterior of Taliban to get their gals back
2007-08-29 11:54:00 The good news is that (so far) it looks like the Taliban might let those Korean hostages go. Indeed, the news says that the Taliban will release three of the girls today, and the rest in the near future. The good news is that so far reports say that there was no release of (foreign) Taliban fighters from their Afghan jails. The bad news is twofold: First, there are rumors in both the BBC and the Korean Times that ransom was paid for the aid workers. Second, releasing the women was a “diplomatic coup”. The Taliban had asked for half a million dollars for each hostage. Here in the Philippines, rumors say that the Italians paid a million for Father Bossi, so I guess the girls were given a discount, two for the price of one. On the other hand, there are twenty plus hostages to pay for, so it does come to a bit of money. But the really bad news is that the Taliban got a propaganda coup. Harming guests, especially women, is a no-no in Islam. So when the American/Afghan governm...
Taliban releases 3 hostages
2007-08-29 10:44:00 BUNDANG, South Korea - Taliban militants released three South Korean hostages on Wednesday, the first of 19 captives scheduled to be freed under a deal struck between the insurgents and the South Korean government.
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Taliban agree to release South Korean hostages
2007-08-29 05:46:00 The Taliban agreed Tuesday to release 19 South Korean church volunteers held captive in Afghanistan since mid-July, the South Korean government announced, signaling an end to a wrenching hostage crisis that has gripped the country for 41 days.It was unclear when exactly the hostages would be freed. Cheon Ho-seon, a spokesman for President Roh Moo-hyun, ...
By: The Hot Joints
Taliban will release all Korean hostages
2007-08-28 17:29:00 The 19 remaining South Koreans being held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan will be released over the coming days, following a deal between Seoul and the militants that paves the way for the end of the six-week-long crisis.
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Taliban to release South Koreans
2007-08-28 16:39:00 SEOUL: The Taliban agreed Tuesday to release all 19 South Korean church volunteers held captive in Afghanistan since mid-July, signaling an end to a wrenching hostage crisis that has gripped South Korea for 41 days, the Seoul government announced.
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Taliban 'will release all Korean hostages'
2007-08-28 14:50:00 Taliban insurgents will release all 19 South Koreans they are holding hostage in Afghanistan, South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Tuesday.A presidential spokesman said it may take some time before the actual release.
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Taliban Agrees to Free South Korean Hostages
2007-08-28 14:28:00 South Korea has concluded an agreement with the Taliban to have the hostages released in exchange for a promise all South Korean soldiers will leave Afghanistan before the end of the year. Actually, South Korea had already planned on this withdrawal of its 200 soldiers. South Korea also promised to cease missionary activity in Afghanistan. ...
Taliban Push Poppy Production to a Record Again
2007-08-25 23:40:00 The report is likely to spark renewed debate about the United States' $600 million counternarcotics program in Afghanistan, which has been dogged by security challenges and endemic corruption within the Afghan government.
By: Get rich
News & Current Events :: Taliban Renews Threat to Kill Hostages
2007-08-23 04:48:00 Author: Eric Subject: Taliban Renews Threat to Kill HostagesPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:48 pm (GMT -4) Taliban Renews Threat to Kill Hostages Michelle Vu The Taliban renewed threats Wednesday to kill its remaining 19 Korean hostages if their demands were not met but did not immediately set a deadline. “If the demands of the Taliban are not met, the Korean hostages face death,” said purported rebel spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed to Agence France-Presse by telephone from an unknown location. “Although we want this crisis to be solved through negotiations, it seems the U.S. authorities are creating problems,” he added. Mujahed also reported that most of the captives were sick from weather conditions and from lack of “proper food.” “Their health condition is not good,” the spokesman said. “The weather conditions and a lack of proper food have made conditions for them very hard. Most of them are sick.” Talks between Taliban negotiators and a South Korean delegation had ...
Taliban commander: Bin Laden Alive and well
2007-08-22 20:02:00 He’s there and we can’t do anything…..errr…won-’t do anything about it. Thank Bill Clinton… A top Taliban commander said Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden is alive and well, according to US-based analysts monitoring extremist publications. “All praise be to Allah, he is ...
Taliban chief says Bin Laden alive
2007-08-22 16:22:00 A top Taliban commander said Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden is alive and well, according to US-based analysts monitoring extremist publications. “All praise be to Allah, he is extremely healthy and active,” the commander Mansour Dadullah said in a video interview, according to a transcript of the video’s English subtitled translation, released Tuesday by the analyst ...
By: The Hot Joints
News & Current Events :: Taliban Frees 2 Korean Christian Hostages
2007-08-13 22:22:00 Author: Eric Subject: Taliban Frees 2 Korean Christian HostagesPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:22 pm (GMT -4) Taliban Frees 2 Korean Christian Hostages Michelle Vu The Taliban handed over two South Korean hostages to officials from the international Red Cross on Monday. Two weeping women moved from a gray Toyota Corolla driven by an Afghan elder to two waiting Red Cross SUVs, according to The Associated Press. The two women were said to be ill to the point where their lives were in danger. Despite earlier skepticism, captors came through with their promise to release the two hostages after several false promises and reports over the weekend that the hostages would be or have been released. The Taliban called the release of the hostages a “goodwill gesture” towards the Korean people and officials, according to Agence France-Presse. The two Korean women are the first hostages to be released since the Taliban abducted the group 23 South Korean Christian volunteers on July 1...
Taliban Attack Firebase Anaconda Twice in One Day
2007-08-12 12:12:00 The Taliban attacked the US Firebase Anaconda twice Saturday, August 11, the second and third attacks on the base in a week. Earlier, on August 8, 75 Taliban staged an attack on the same base, but were beaten back by US and Afghan forces, killing 24 Taliban. The Taliban used automatic weapons and 107mm rockets in the attack, while US forces fought back with machine guns and mortars.See my previous post on the other attack, which contains detailed information, including a link to a map of where Firebase Anaconda is located, links to photos of Firebase Anaconda and its troops and the surrounding area and the Afghan locals. Wikipedia also has an article on the attack earlier in the week.The US Command said that the three attacks could be rehearsals for a much larger attack, including an attempt to completely overrun the base. In the first attack, 4 Taliban were killed. In the second attack, several Taliban were killed and 2 more were wounded and taken prisoner.There will be a lot of gl...
By: Robert Lindsay
LA Times are traitors: they want an American Taliban member released
2007-08-10 17:00:00 Those still subscribing to the newspaper would be well advised to cancel their subscriptions, because the Los Angeles Times is clearly determined to undermine justice in the war on terrorism, as they show with this latest hogwash (Hat tip: Rhymes With Right). They say:John Walker Lindh broke the law. But 'the American Taliban' wasn't a terrorist, and he deserves clemency.What?!? Excuse me? Seperating between just about anything he actually did and the descriptions that fit the crimes is unforgivably obscene. He should be sent to chair, pure and simple. This is propaganda and denial of the worst kind.
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Taliban Try to Overrun Firebase Anaconda
2007-08-08 01:19:00 Updated August 9:A force of 75 Taliban fighters attempted to overrun a US base near Khas Uruzgan - not Ghazni as some bloggers have it - (map here), the capital of the Khas Uruzgan District of Uruzgan Province today, by attacking from three sides (probably a frontal and dual flank attack) using 107mm rockets, grenades and automatic weapons. They were repelled by a joint US-Afghan force using mortars, machine guns and air support.The Taliban suffered 20 killed. 2 Afghan girls and 2 Afghan troops were wounded. Firebase Anaconda, typical of most US firebases in Afghanistan, only has about several dozen soldiers, or maybe 50 troops on base.A previous post of mine from September 2006 has several photos of the area right around the base in Khas Uruzgan, which is not much of a town, to say the least. The photos in that piece are not from Sept. 2006.That post also dealt with a Taliban attempt to overrun a police post in Khas Uruzgan, that time with 60 fighters. They were beaten back with U...
By: Robert Lindsay
Christian Taliban Running the American Military?
2007-08-07 12:40:00 Time reports on a story which I expect will be familiar to many of you - the "Christianization" of the American military. Reports of this disturbing trend have been around for awhile, but it is nice to finally see some coverage in mainstream media.According to Time,...the Inspector General's office of the Department of Defense released a report concluding that a former Pentagon chaplain and several generals inappropriately loaned the prestige of their positions — and that of the Pentagon and the U.S. government — to make a fundraising film for a non-governmental evangelical group, the so-called Christian Embassy. The report identified Christian Embassy as affiliated with the group Campus Crusade for Christ.For more on what is happening in the military and why we should be concerned, see this excellent article at Truthdig.Tags: American Taliban, Christian extremism, military, religion, Christianity
U.S. Airstrike on 2 Taliban Commanders in South Wounds at Least 18 Civilian
2007-08-04 08:17:00 Local officials said that at least 18 Afghans were wounded in the attack.
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Taliban Terror Not Relevant to Jihad: More Taqiyya
2007-08-03 19:51:00 An article published in The Korea Times is dripping with taqiyya: The Taliban are claiming this kidnapping is to save their people and establish a government on behalf of the beliefs of Islam. However, many Islam experts have denounced their brutality as being far from the Islamic tenet and distort its original spirit. “Jihad is used 33 ...
Taliban Holds Christian Believers Hostage; Media Yawns.
2007-08-02 06:17:00 Where’s the media? Where’s the immense outcry from human rights activists on this one? Twenty-three Christian missionaries were captured in Afghanistan by Taliban militants on July 19th while on a short-term medical missions. The fact that they are Christians must be the reason, I can’t imagine any better reason for such a horrible event not ...
By: Patrick Britton
Taliban Kill Second Korean Hostage Shim Sung Min
2007-08-01 17:07:00 I placed this as a reminder that other countries face the same problems as the US with respect to terrorism. In this case, it's Korea. Regardless of the country, the story of innocent lives being impacted is the same. Taliban Kill Second Korean Hostage Taliban killed another Korean hostage in Afghanistan after the latest deadline for negotiations expired on Monday. Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, a purported spokesman for the Taliban, told the Chosun Ilbo, AFP and AP by phone, ?'Finally tonight at 8:30, we killed one of the Koreans named Sung Sim with AK-47 gunshots.? He claimed the armed group also killed one German hostage.The victim is presumed to be Shim Sung-min. The body of the hostage had been dumped in the Qarabagh district of the southern province of Ghazni, Ahmadi said. Shim is the second Korean killed by the militants after the Rev. Bae Hyung-kyu, who died last Wednesday. Shim recently quit his job and was preparing to go to an agricultural graduate school. He had told Japanes...
Afghanistan-Taliban Terrorists Take Another Korean Hostage Life
2007-08-01 15:30:00 The way I see this situation coming to an end is through a military operation; one that hopefully results in the bad guys dying and the good guys being set safely free.
By: Webloggin
Taliban Claim to Kill 2nd Korean Hostage
2007-07-30 20:48:00 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A purported Taliban spokesman claimed the hardline militia killed a second Korean hostage Monday because Afghanistan failed to release insurgents from prisons. Government officials said they hadn’t recovered the body and couldn’t confirm the claim. Militant spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said senior Taliban leaders decided to kill the male captive because ...
By: The Hot Joints
AFGHANISTAN: Taliban Plant Hundreds of Mines in Helmand Province
2007-07-30 10:50:00 Provincial officials say Taliban insurgents have planted hundreds of anti-personnel mines in several districts of Helmand in the last six months.Engaged in long battles with Afghan security forces backed by NATO-led international troops, Taliban fighters have turned to landmines to block entry to areas where they operate, said Nabijan Molakhiel, a former police chief and a military expert."This is a quote from a news report by IRIN - the Integrated Regional Information Networks. Click here to read the complete report.Aurélia Merçay
Taliban Claims to have Killed One of the Korean Christian Hostages
2007-07-27 01:42:00 Despite accusations that the Koreans were on an evangelistic mission, [the] South Korean president...as well as the senior pastor of the hostages' home church...emphasized that the volunteers were there to provide free medical or educational services with no missionary intentions." ?Christian PostEric Young/AH(July 25th, 2007)EDITOR'S NOTE:This is an urgent situation for our Korean brothers and sisters held hostage by the Taliban, not to mention their families. Please continue to pray, saints! As the world is watching, may these captors experience the power and presence of God in a miraculous way that turns their hearts to the LORD! ?Aimee Herd, BCN.Afghanistan?Although information coming from spokesmen for the Taliban in Afghanistan, where 23 Korean Christian hostages are being held, may not be entirely accurate, the terrorist group has apparently lost some of their patience with negotiations, and has reportedly followed through on their threat to kill a hostage. Ph...
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