In this image made from a video aired by Al-Jazeera TV channel, one of 23 South Korean hostages held by the Taliban in Afghanistan is seen. One of the hostages abducted July 19 was shot dead last week in unclear circumstances, and the Taliban has claimed they killed a second one.

First published in the July 30, 2007, 4:40 p.m. edition

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