Freed UN Hostages Say Humbled by Support in Ordeal
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Three UN workers held hostage for almost a month in Afghanistan thanked President Hamid Karzai and the Afghan people on Wednesday and said the thought of reunion with
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TWO female Italian aid workers were released by their Iraqi captors overnight after three anguished weeks as hostages, sparking scenes of joy at their homes and relief among world leaders.
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The three UN employees, who were kidnapped in Afghanistan have been safely released, three weeks after their captivity, officials said Tuesday.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three UN workers held hostage for nearly a month were preparing to fly home after their release yesterday from an ordeal that suggested Taliban-linked militants are adopting the tactics of Iraqi insurgents.
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One rescued hostage details what happened during the 53-hour ordeal.
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BESLAN, Russia - Camouflage-clad commandos carried crying babies away from a school where gunmen holding hundreds of hostages freed at least 26 women and children Thursday during a second day of high drama that kept crowds of distraught relatives on edge.    Men and women wept with disappointment or hugged each other with relief as a man read the names of the freed hostages over a loudspeaker...
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Three U.N. workers kidnapped in Afghanistan have been released unharmed after more than three weeks in captivity, Afghan officials said Tuesday.
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Three U.N. workers held hostage for  almost a month in Afghanistan thanked President Hamid Karzai  and the Afghan people on Wednesday and said the thought of  reunion with family and friends kept them going during an awful  ordeal.
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KABUL, Afghanistan A UN official says two workers held hostage in Afghanistan are looking forward to some peace and quiet. The women, one from Northern Ireland and the other from Kosovo, took off from Kabul today aboard a UN plane.
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The family of Annetta Flannigan, an Irish UN worker taken hostage in Afghanistan, spoke of their joy at her release Tuesday. In a statement through the Foreign Office, they
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The United Nations has reiterated a plea for the safe release of three UN workers taken hostage by alleged Islamic militants, as the crisis dragged into its third week with little known about the hostages' fate.
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Rome - Hundreds of people cheered and applauded on Tuesday outside the home of one of the two Italian aid workers freed in Baghdad, celebrating the release of the women after an anguished three-week wait.
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The whole country is uniting to secure the release of the hostages and support their families in this ordeal.
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According to a relative, one of the three UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan by Taliban splinter group Jaish-e Muslimeen (Army of Muslims) has telephoned a friend in her home town and said she is well and not being badly treated.
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Safely home in Italy, two women aid  workers spoke of returning to Iraq on Wednesday despite a  three-week hostage ordeal as their overjoyed nation shrugged  off reports that a ransom was paid to free them.
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Three United Nations hostages were freed in Afghanistan unharmed and healthy after almost four weeks in captivity amid conflicting claims over whether the government promised to free Taliban prisoners in exchange for their release.
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Royal Marines involved in a daring rescue mission in Afghanistan are hailed for their bravery.