Which will, of course, only encourage more hostage-taking. “Taliban was paid $2.46m for hostages,” from AAP (thanks to JE): SOUTH Korea paid $A2.46 million to Taliban extremists in Afghanistan to secure the release of 19 hostages. Citing unidentified sources in Afghanistan, a Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun said Afghan mediators persuaded South Korea’s ambassador in Kabul … Continue reading Terrorism pays: South Korea paid Taliban $2.46m for hostages