GHAZNI, Afghanistan, August 28, SPA -- Taliban militants inAfghanistan agreed to release 19 South Korean churchvolunteers held captive since July 19, a spokesman for theinsurgents and the South Korean government said Tuesday. Qari Yousef Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, said South Koreanand Taliban delegates at face-to-face talks Tuesday in thecentral town of Ghazni had «reached an agreement» torelease the captives. In Seoul, South Korean presidential spokesman Cheon Ho-sunconfirmed a deal had been reached. «We welcome the agreement to release 19 South Koreans,» Cheon Ho-sun was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. No details as to the terms of the agreement wereimmediately available. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/478073