• Evangelical Leader Unveils Plans for Iraq Alliance

  The World Evangelical Alliance is in the process of setting up an evangelical network in Iraq in an effort to offer spiritual and physical support to Iraqi Christians by uniting them with the global body of evangelicals.

  

• 2 Freed Korean Hostages to Leave Afghanistan 'Very Soon'

  The two South Korean women freed by their Taliban captors are in good condition and will fly home "very soon," a Korean embassy spokesman said after their release Monday.

• Taliban Frees 2 Korean Christian Hostages

  The Taliban handed over two South Korean hostages to officials from the international Red Cross on Monday.

  

• Taliban: No More Hostage Killing for Now

  The Taliban said Friday that it will not kill any of the remaining 21 South Korean hostages before its face-to-face meetings with the delegation from the East Asian country.

• Karzai Publicly Shames Taliban for Kidnapping Women

  Afghan president Hamid Karzai is attempting to shame Taliban militants into releasing the South Korean women they kidnapped by stating that the rebels’ action is unprecedented in Afghan history and would bring shame upon the country.