Two Italians freed in Afghan raid
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Two Italian soldiers kidnapped in Afghanistan are freed during a military operation, Italy's defence ministry says.
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Elite commandos freed two kidnapped Italian soldiers Monday in an operation that left both troops wounded and up to nine of their captors dead, officials said.
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A relieved Italy broke into celebrations Tuesday as Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced the safe release of two Italian women aid workers who were kidnapped in Iraq three weeks ago.
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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - US and Afghan forces have apparently freed three UN workers who were kidnapped in Kabul on Oct. 28. On Monday, US and Afghan forces raided a house in Kabul, in what appears to have been part of an operation to free the hostages.
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Two Italian soldiers who were kidnapped in western Afghanistan over the weekend, were freed in an operation by NATO's International Security Assistance Force early Monday, Italy's defense minister said.
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A Colombian aid worker and two Afghan colleagues who were abducted in Afghanistan earlier this month were freed, their organisation said.
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Two Italian aid workers held hostage in Iraq for three weeks were released by their captors yesterday amid reports that a $1m (Â£552,000) ransom had been paid to buy their freedom.
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US and Afghan soldiers have raided houses in downtown Kabul early Monday in an operation aimed at releasing three foreign UN hostages, who were abducted last month.
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Three foreign UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan were freed unharmed today, almost four weeks after they were abducted at gunpoint on the streets of the capital Kabul.
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Italians celebrated Wednesday the release of two female aid workers who had been held hostage in Iraq with the country&#39;s two leading newspapers expressing the relief felt nationwide with the headline &quot;They&#39;re Home&quot; alongside pictures of the two smiling
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two kidnapped Italian aid workers were freed Tuesday after three weeks of captivity in Iraq, and six other hostages in the country were also released. American forces bombed a suspected militant hide-out in Fallujah and the military claimed its frequent strikes have taken a toll on the network of Jordanian-born terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi...
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SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - The Taliban said on Friday they would free kidnapped Italian reporter Daniele Mastrogiacomo if he could prove he was not a spy.
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Three foreign U.N. workers held hostage  in Afghanistan were freed unharmed Tuesday, almost four weeks  after they were abducted at gunpoint on the streets of the  capital Kabul, the United Nations said.
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Three foreign UN workers who were taken hostage last month in Afghanistan have been released unharmed, officials say. A senior Afghan official told the BBC one of the kidnappers had been killed and four others seriously wounded in a military operation.
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Three foreign UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan were freed unharmed Tuesday, almost four weeks after they were abducted at gunpoint on the streets
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Two Italian soldiers are believed to have been kidnapped while on patrol in western Afghanistan, Italy's Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
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Two Italian soldiers kidnapped in Afghanistan have been freed during a raid by NATO-led troops. The soldiers were wounded during the raid to free them and were taken to the hospital. NATO officials said at least eight of the suspected kidnappers were killed in the raid. The two soldiers had gone missing in the western province of Herat on Saturday with their Afghan interpreter and driver. Italy has around 2,0 00 troops in Afghanistan. More than 600 are in western Afghanistan running the regional NATO-led command.