The mother (2nd L) and other family members of Sim Sung-min, 29, one of the kidnapped South Koreans in Afghanistan, cry after watching television news about him 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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