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  • May 2008
    • Taliban Frees Kidnapped Pakistan Envoy

      Taliban Frees Kidnapped Pakistan Envoy

      (Newser) - Taliban militants released Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan today soon after the Pakistani government liberated over 40 Taliban fighters, a Pakistan security official said. The government has not yet given official details of Ambassador Tariq Azizuddin’s release. He had been kidnapped February 11, along with his driver and guard, on his way back to the Afghan capital; kidnappers passed him to fighters loyal to Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, Reuters reports. More »

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  • April 2008
    • Pakistan Ambassador Held by Taliban

      Pakistan Ambassador Held by Taliban

      (Newser) - In a video aired today on an Arab channel, Pakistan’s missing ambassador to Afghanistan says he was kidnapped two months ago by Taliban militants, AP reports. In the brief clip, Tariq Azizuddin, seated on the ground with his driver and bodyguard in front of three armed masked men, says he has “lived comfortably” and adds that Pakistani officials in Iran, China and at home should comply with Taliban demands. More »

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      Pakistan   Afghanistan   Taliban   kidnapping   video   ambassador   Tariq Azizuddin

  • February 2008
    • Pakistan Hunts for Missing Diplomat

      Pakistan Hunts for Missing Diplomat

      (Newser) - Pakistani officials are hunting for their ambassador to neighboring Afghanistan, and the country's president believes he was abducted, Reuters reports. "The Pakistan ambassador to Afghanistan has been kidnapped while traveling to Afghanistan," Hamid Karzai said. The diplomat went missing yesterday while traveling through the Khyber Pass, a region notorious for its smugglers and bandits. More »

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      Pakistan   Afghanistan   al-Qaeda   Taliban   kidnapping   Hamid Karzai   Kabul   ambassador   Peshawar   Tariq Azizuddin

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