How do you feel about the 19 hostages held by the Taliban? State your views here.

It's obviously a very pressing issue (one that, in the West, only really got light when two were killed). Thankfully, I saw this morning that the hostage situation is coming to an end.

 

Despite the good news, the terrorists have won; it's evident that hostages really are effective ways of getting what you want. At the end of the year, South Korea will withdraw it's 200 troops, and ban Christian missionary work in Afghanistan by it's nationals. The latter helps combat poverty; without them, the country can't possibly survive.

 

As for 'how do I feel', I feel like I hope most people do; hostages really aren't the right way to end a situation.

 

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I feel the same as I think most people would feel about the concept of taking hostages. It's inhumane, and goes against the basic moral rights of any human. If you have an enemy, target the enemy, not innocent bystanders.

 

 

Unless of course you're an evil mastermind