Taliban Kills Korean Hostage
by Staff
July 30, 2007
(christiansunite.com) - The Voice of the Martyrs has learned that the Taliban has killed one of the twenty-three Korean Christian hostages they have been holding hostage since last week. Reuters is reporting that the Taliban have expressed frustration over the fact that three deadlines passed without their demands being met and have threatened to kill more of the hostages. The twenty-three, including eighteen women, belong to the "Saemmul Church" in Bundang, a city outside South Korea's capital, Seoul. They were working at Korean Action, an aid organization in Kandahar. Most of the Koreans are in their 20s and 30s, and include nurses and English teachers.
Since the kidnapping, South Korea has banned its citizens from traveling to Afghanistan.
Please pray for a peaceful resolution to this crisis. Pray for the safety of the hostages and pray for their loved ones at home in Korea.
For more information on the difficulties facing Christians in Afghanistan, go to www.persecution.net/country/afghanistan.htm.
