Afghanistan battle captive freed
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A US citizen held prisoner by the US since his capture in Afghanistan in 2001 is due to be sent to Saudi Arabia, as part of a deal securing his release.
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Pro-Taleban rebels free six Pakistani soldiers from among scores being held hostage, officials say.
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A former British soldier and journalist detained over his role in the release of three UN hostages was himself freed on Friday and said he had passed on a message offering
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Three foreign U.N. workers held in Afghanistan since Oct. 28 were freed on Tuesday, government officials said.
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KABUL -- Taliban-linked militants holding three UN hostages said yesterday the Afghan government has agreed to free some of their jailed comrades to prevent the killing of the foreign captives. Afghan state television reported that President Hamid Karzai had decreed the release of prisoners for Eid, the end of the Muslim fasting month, expected on Sunday. But there was no ...
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Two Italian soldiers kidnapped in Afghanistan were freed on Monday during a raid by NATO-led troops, officials said.
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The US military has confirmed that a suspected Taleban commander killed in Afghanistan at the weekend had been held at Guantanamo Bay but was freed.
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A suspected Taleban leader killed in Afghanistan was freed from US custody in Guantanamo Bay, the US admits.
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Three foreign UN workers held in Afghanistan since Oct. 28 were freed on Tuesday, government officials said. &quot;They were released a while back this morning,&quot; said a government official, who
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PUL-I-CHARKI, Afghanistan  - Hundreds of  Pakistanis who fought alongside the Taliban against U.S-led  forces after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States  were released from an Afghan jail Sunday after nearly three  years as prisoners of war.
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Three workers of the United Nations kidnapped in Afghanistan four weeks ago were released unharmed Tuesday, a day after a string of raids by US and Afghan security forces.
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Yaser Esam Hamdi, who was held as an enemy combatant for nearly 3 years, will be free to go home to Saudi Arabia. The federal government has reached an agreement with an American citizen captured on an Afghanistan
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Suspected tribal rebels released on Sunday a kidnapped Bangladeshi man working for Danish aid agency Danida after 12 days of being held captive, security officials said.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan four weeks ago were released unharmed today, a day after a string of raids by US and Afghan security forces.
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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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Eighteen soldiers held hostage by pro-Taleban militants in a Pakistani tribal region are released, officials say.
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The body of a slain top Taliban commander was retrieved by his family Thursday, and in exchange militants will release four kidnapped Afghan medical workers, a purported Taliban spokesman said.