Interview with Haji Zahir Kharoti, Afghan tribal elder from Ghazni Province | September 01, 2007
This is a very valuable and important read for any concerned with religion and peace. It is also presented in a tenor that is sorely missed in the complex, and highly calculating spirit of Western journalism and political life
Man felt "duty" to deliver Korean hostages
August 31, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Haji Zahir Kharoti is an Afghan tribal elder from Ghazni Province who served as a mediator between the Taliban and the Afghan government during the six-week South Korean hostage crisis.
Kharoti played a key role in establishing the face-to-face talks between South Korean negotiators and the Taliban -- talks that led to the release of the last 19 hostages on August 30. Moreover, with the exception of the two South Korean men killed by the Taliban, Kharoti personally drove all of the hostages to freedom in his own car -- transporting them in small groups from the hands of their captors to officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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