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Three captured journalists in Afghanistan freed, says Guardian
Dec 16, 2009, 17:26 GMT
London - A reporter working for Britain's Guardian newspaper and two Afghan journalists held hostage for six days in Afghanistan have been released, the Guardian reported on its website Wednesday.
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, an Iraqi, and his two Afghan colleagues were captured last week by an armed gang in Kunar province, a mountainous region bordering Pakistan.
The Guardian said the three men were 'exhausted but in good spirits.'
The journalists spent much of the six days on the move in cold and snowy conditions, surviving on soup, tea and bread, according to the paper.
'It has been an ordeal for them, and difficult for all involved, including their families. We're very relieved that the three hostages have been released,' said Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian.
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