[Praxius]

Update:

South Korean hostage deadline passes

Desperate, last-minute negotiations continue in Afghanistan Friday for the release of 22 South Korean hostages as a Taliban deadline passed without word of their fate. The latest deadline was set for 3:30 a.m. ET Friday, two days after the Taliban killed the leader of the hostages. Bae Hyung-kyu, a 42-year-old pastor, was found slain with multiple gunshots Wednesday. The Taliban, who want the Afghan government to release Taliban prisoners, have extended the deadline a number of times since the aid workers were captured nine days ago. The lead Afghan negotiator has said everything is being done to win the safe release of the South Koreans, but the negotiations are reportedly chaotic. There are conflicting reports as to just how much progress is being made. One of the Korean hostages begged for help in a telephone interview, aired by U.S. television network CBS on Thursday. The hostage has been identified by Yo Cyun-ju, a 32-year-old former nurse who has been a health-care worker in Afghanistan for three years. "We are in a very difficult time. Please help us," says the woman. "We are all pleading for you to help us get out of here as soon as possible. Really, we beg you." The woman said all of the hostages are sick and in bad condition and described her captivity as very difficult and exhausting. Meanwhile, South Korea's foreign ministry commission met again Friday to talk about the crisis. Last week, Seoul banned all travel to Afghanistan and wants to toughen laws for people who violate the ban. The South Korean aid workers were kidnapped while on a bus trip through Ghazni province on the Kabul-Kandahar highway.

Question:

Why did she call up a US news agency (CBS) to express things, when they are from S. Korea and it's S. Korea who is in the mix in this situaiton, who have to negotiate?