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Taliban sets new deadline for hostage exchange
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Marajudin Pathan, governor of Ghazni province, said, "We will continue to the last moment to (help) release the hostages through peaceful channels, through negotiations. If all channels fail then we will make the decision, we will make the appropriate, the best decision."
South Korea has sent its chief national security advisor to Afghanistan to work closely with the Afghan government to secure the release of the 22 Korean hostages.