Via AP:

“Afghanistan (AFP) - Afghanistan’s Taliban militia said it shot dead a South Korean hostage late Monday after its deadlines expired for the government to free prisoners in jail.

“We set several deadlines and the Afghan government did not pay attention to our deadlines,” spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi told AFP. “Finally tonight at 8:30 we killed one of the Koreans named Sung Sin with AK-47 gunshots.”

Again, the one thing that these Taliban servants of Satan do not understand is that they didn’t punish the hostage, they promoted him to the present of the Savior.

Let’s keep praying for the remaining hostages to be released, but remember, they are in the employ of Christ and his ambassadors.

UPDATE: Jawa has a page dedicated to the hostages and notes that the Afghan government is saying that they have the thugs surrounded.

Vicki notes: On the victim who is Shim Sung-min, martyr.

“Murdered by the Taliban for crimes against Islam. The “crime”? Accused of preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

Here’s a picture of Shim Sung-min.