Taliban agrees to free S.Korean hostages: Jazeera

DUBAI (Reuters) - The Taliban has agreed to release 19 South Korean hostages held in Afghanistan in return for the withdrawal of South Korean troops from the country before the end of the year, Al Jazeera television said on Tuesday.

"There was an agreement between the Taliban and a South Korean delegation to release the hostages in return for the withdrawal of the troops before the end of the year," the Qatar-based channel said, quoting its Kabul correspondent.