This was predicted when the Koreans were negotiating for the release of their citizens. Did folks really believe the Taliban would use ransom money open schools or restore the Buddhist sculptures they destroyed? The Taliban has only one agenda, that is domination of western society by their brand of Islam.
Taliban use hostage cash to fund UK blitz
FROM TELEGRAPH.CO.UK:
By Massoud Ansari in Kila Abdullah, Pakistan
Last Updated: 12:20am BST 14/10/2007
Millions of dollars handed over to secure the release of South Korean hostages in Afghanistan have been used to buy weapons deployed against British and American forces in the country, the Taliban claims.
Major Alexis Roberts, 32, Prince William's former platoon commander at Sandhurst, was one of the victims of the Taliban offensive funded by the hostage money.
According to Taliban fighters interviewed by The Sunday Telegraph, the money has also been used to train recruits to carry out terrorist attacks in Britain and America.
South Korea has repeatedly denied claims by Afghan officials that it paid cash to secure the release in August of 21 Christian volunteers who were held for nearly six weeks. But in a recent meeting, three Taliban fighters involved in the conflict with the British in Helmand province said that $10 million cash handed over in two instalments had been used to boost operations in Afghanistan and abroad.
"It was a God-sent opportunity," said Mullah Hezbollah, 30. "It has helped us to multiply our stockpile of weapons and explosives to wage battle for at least a year or so."
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