The UN confirmed that two reporters held by the Taliban have been released, along with a number of Afghan nationals Two British journalists on assignment with the UN and a number of Afghan nationals working alongside them were released from captivity on Friday evening, the UN Refugee Agency confirmed. The reporters were allegedly part of […]
Etichetă: kidnapped
Former BBC reporter ‘kidnapped by Taliban’ – ex-Afghan VP
Journalist Andrew North is among a group of nine Westerners held by the new Afghan leadership, the self-exiled ex-official claims Amrullah Saleh, the former vice president of Afghanistan, says the Taliban “kidnapped” nine foreign nationals from Western countries, including a journalist who once worked for the BBC before going independent. Andrew North was identified by […]
Haitian gang demand $17 million for release of kidnapped US and Canadian Christian missionaries
An armed gang that kidnapped 17 members of a US missionary group in Haiti last week are demanding $1 million each for their release, the Haitian justice minister told US media, adding that five children were among those abducted. Over the weekend, the kidnappers contacted Christian Aid Ministries – an Ohio-based missionary group whose members […]