GHAZNI, Aug 15: The Taliban militia and South Korean negotiators will resume direct talks on Thursday for the release of 19 hostages in Afghanistan, the Taliban said on Wednesday.

“The talks will resume tomorrow at 10 o’clock (0730 GMT) in the same place in Ghazni province,” Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi said, referring to the local headquarters of the Afghan Red Crescent Society.

Jean-Pascal Moret, a spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross, said that his organisation “has again been asked to make the venue available to the two sides on Thursday morning.” —AFP