The mother (C) and family members of Sim Sung-min, a 29-year-old man who is one of 22 South Koreans in Afghanistan kidnapped by the Taliban, react after watching television news about Sim in Seongnam, south of Seoul, July 31, 2007. Taliban kidnappers shot dead a male South Korean hostage on Monday, accusing the Afghan government of not listening to rebel demands for the release of Taliban prisoners. The identity of the dead hostage has yet to be officially announced. [Reuters]

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