Protesters take part in a candle-light rally demanding negotiations between the US government and the Taliban for the safe return of South Korean hostages in Afghanistan, near the US embassy in Seoul, August 3, 2007. A South Korean delegation arrived on Thursday in the Afghan province where 21 Koreans are held hostage in an attempt to hold direct talks with Taliban kidnappers and peacefully end the two-week ordeal. [Reuters]

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