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Citing Islam, Afghans Urge Taliban to Free 22 Captives
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 03:04:33 GMT | New York Times
Invoking Afghan and Islamic traditions of chivalry and hospitality, top Afghan political and religious leaders called on the Taliban to release 18 South Korean women being held captive.
Afghan Raid Frees Kidnapped German Aid Worker
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:51:17 GMT | New York Times
The German woman was kidnapped Saturday in Kabul and freed early Monday in a joint raid by Afghan intelligence services and the police.
Taliban Tied to Abduction Is Killed, Afghan Says
Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:29:39 GMT | New York Times
The Taliban commander who masterminded the kidnapping of 23 Koreans in Afghanistan was killed in fighting on Monday evening, an Afghan official said.
Marines Dispute Accounts of Excessive Force in Afghans? Deaths
Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:30:14 GMT | New York Times
Lawyers for two Marines involved in an episode that left about a dozen Afghan civilians dead are disputing the official military and Afghan descriptions of their actions.
Afghan Insurgents Hang 15-Year-Old Accused as Spy
Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:26:44 GMT | New York Times
Taliban insurgents kidnapped a 15-year-old keymaker, accused him of being a spy for the Afghan and foreign authorities and hanged him, officials said.
Bomber Attacks Bus of Afghan Soldiers; 30 Dead
Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:54:13 GMT | New York Times
In one of the deadliest attacks in Afghanistan this year, a bomber wearing an Afghan military uniform approached a bus full of Afghan soldiers and detonated a belt of explosives.
Suicide Bombing Kills 27 Afghans
Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:50:06 +0000 | Newsvina Asia
A bomber wearing an Afghan military uniform approached a bus full of Afghan soldiers on their way to work and detonated a belt of explosives.
