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Abducted German woman freed in Afghanistan (2nd Lead)
Aug 19, 2007, 21:11 GMT
Kabul - Afghan security forces overnight Sunday freed a German woman abducted a day earlier, the Afghan Interior Ministry and police in Kabul confirmed to Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
The woman, identified as 31-year-old Christina M, was abducted Saturday from a Kabul restaurant by armed men.
Earlier Sunday, an Afghan news channel aired video footage of the aid worker with a kidnapper, who said that 'Madam Christina' would be released in a prisoner exchange.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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