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Imtiaz Ahmad, a councillor of Pakistan embassy, consoles Cha Sung-min, one of the family members of the kidnapped South Koreans in Afghanistan, in Seongnam
04 Aug 2007
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Imtiaz Ahmad, a councillor of Pakistan embassy, consoles Cha Sung-min, one of the family members of the kidnapped South Koreans in Afghanistan, during a visit by members of the diplomatic corps in Korea from about 20 countries, in Seongnam, south of Seoul August 4, 2007. The Afghan government and Taliban kidnappers on Saturday sought a venue for negotiations to try to free 21 South Korean Christian hostages held for more than two weeks, the provincial police chief said.
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Flooding in a Pyongyang neighborhood caused by heavy rains is pictured in this photo distributed by the Korea News Service on August 14, 2007. North Korean authorities have indicated flooding may have left up to 300,000 people homeless, a U.N. aid agency spokesman said on Wednesday, while the communist state warned of a poor harvest this year due to the heavy rain.



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