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NEWS ABOUT: David Rohde

David Rohde stories: 5 news summaries

 NYT Reporter Recounts 
 7 Months as Prisoner 

David Rohde begins first-person account of capture, escape

Oct 17, 09 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York Times reporter David Rohde begins a gripping first-person account of his 7 months as a Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan before he managed to escape. In the first of the five-part series, he writes of his capture ("I waited for the sound of gunfire. I knew I might... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • New York Times • kidnapping • reporter • hostage • David Rohde

 Kidnapped Times 
 Reporter Freed in 
 Deadly Rescue 

Afghan interpreter, British commando die in operation

Sep 9, 09 4:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New York Times reporter held hostage by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan was freed today when British troops raided the militants' compound, but his Afghan interpreter and a British commando were killed during the rescue. Stephen Farrell was abducted Saturday while covering the aftermath of the NATO strike on... More »

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Afghanistan • New York Times • journalists killed • Afghanistan war • David Rohde • Stephen Farrell

Times Reporter Planned Escape for Weeks

Newspaper was prepared to pay $5M ransom to Taliban

Jun 22, 09 5:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Rohde escaped from the Taliban only after weeks of planning, taking advantage of a length of rope to aid his descent down a 20-foot wall, the New York Times reports. The journalist and his Afghan colleague waited until a night when the city had electrical power, so the sound... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • New York Times • Islamic militants • ransom • hostage • David Rohde

Media Kept
Quiet on
Journalist's Kidnapping

Times convinced all to put reporter's safety first

Jun 21, 09 5:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Media outlets ranging from major newspapers to blogs agreed to stay quiet on the kidnapping of New York Times reporter David Rohde, who escaped Taliban captors Friday after seven months, out of fear for his safety, reports the Washington Post. Times executive editor Bill Keller decided sit on the story... More »

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Taliban • New York Times • kidnapping • journalism • Bill Keller • David Rohde

(Newser) - A reporter for the New York Times held by the Taliban for 7 months in the tribal regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan has escaped, the paper says. The Times kept David Rohde’s abduction secret out of concern for his safety and had been in sporadic contact with... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • New York Times • Bill Keller • tribal areas • prisoner • David Rohde

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