North-Korean move

I've been following news about South-Korean volunteer workers made hostages by Taliban in Afghanistan recently, and had some thoughts in my head all along. But, this news got me off-guarded.

North Korea urged the United States to take immediate action to secure the release of South Korean captives in Afghanistan, North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday.

I am not sure why I was so surprised though... hmm...