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The families of the remaining 21 South Korean hostages being held in central Afghanistan say they have all but lost hope for the survival of their loved ones after a second hostage's body was recovered.

The Afghan government has ruled out a prisoner swap and has urged the Taliban to release the women being held.

The bullet-riddled body of Shim Sung-min was found Tuesday in the Chahor Devor area of the Ghazni province, the same province where the 23 South Koreans were kidnapped from their bus on July 19, according to an Afghan Interior Ministry official. Read full article »

CNN's Atia Abawi in Baghdad and Kathy Paik in Seoul contributed to this story.

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