By Brian Owen Police in Afghanistan yesterday discovered the body of a second South Korean hostage killed by the Taliban, officials said.

By Noor Khan, Associated Press KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- A purported Taliban spokesman claimed the hardline militia killed a second South Korean hostage Monday because the Afghan government failed to release imprisoned insurgents.

By Amir Shah Associated Press GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- Police in central Afghanistan at daybreak today discovered the body of a second South Korean hostage slain by the Taliban, officials said.

Police at daybreak Tuesday discovered the body of a second South Korean hostage slain by the Taliban, officials said. A purported Taliban spokesman had said the hostage was killed because the Afghan government failed to release imprisoned insurgents.

By Amir Shah, Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan clerics and tribal elders are negotiating for the release of 22 South Korean hostages, who a Taliban spokesman said Thursday have been split into small groups and are being fed bread, yogurt and rice a week after their capture.