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9 Men Kidnapped From Bus, Shot Dead In Pakistan's Balochistan
Gunmen shot and killed nine men after abducting them from a bus in a troubled province in southwestern Pakistan bordering Afghanistan and Iran, officials said on Saturday.
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WION's Pak Journalist Abducted By Taliban In Kabul, Now Safe: Report
Pakistani journalist Anas Mallick, who was in Afghanistan to cover the first anniversary of the Taliban's takeover of the country, was abducted and physically assaulted by the Taliban.
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50-Year-Old Afghan Man Of Indian Origin Abducted In Kabul: Report
A 50-year-old Afghan man of Indian origin - was reportedly abducted at gunpoint last night from the Karte Parwan area of Kabul, according to a tweet by Akali Dal leader Manjinder Sirsa.
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"Pak Stooped To New Low": India On Abduction Of Afghan Envoy's Daughter
Terming the abduction of Afghan top envoy's daughter in Islamabad last week as a "very shocking incident", India on Thursday said Pakistan's denial of the kidnapping is "stooping to a new low even by its standards."
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Afghanistan: 'Naive, Reckless' Tourists Couchsurfing In War-Torn Nation
Couchsurfing's concept is like a modern-day version of Afghanistan's tradition of hospitality, which obliges Afghans to provide food and shelter to strangers. In a country where kidnappings remain common and foreigners are highly-prized targets, they have no way of knowing if their host is connected to criminals, who may see a chance to get rich by...
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Efforts On To Secure Release Of 7 Abducted Indians In Afghanistan: External Affairs Ministry
The government today said it was in touch with relevant people and authorities in Afghanistan to secure the release of seven Indian engineers who were abducted in the restive northern Baghlan province of the war-torn country on Sunday.
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Harsh Goenka Urges Centre For Help After Employees Kidnapped In Afghanistan
Harsh Goenka, chairman of RPG Enterprises whose Indian employees were abducted by Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province, has urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to help rescue them.
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7 Indian Engineers Kidnapped In Afghanistan's Baghlan
Seven engineers from India working in Afghanistan has been abducted, the local media in Afghanisatn has reported. The government is trying to confirm the reports, sources said
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Who Are The Haqqanis, Afghanistan's Most Feared Insurgents?
The rescue of an abducted US-Canadian family in Pakistan last week has spotlighted their captors the Haqqani network, former CIA assets now considered one of the most dangerous factions fighting US-led NATO forces in Afghanistan.
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Canadian Says Child Killed, US Wife Raped During Afghanistan Kidnapping
A US-Canadian couple freed in Pakistan this week, nearly five years after being abducted in Afghanistan, returned to Canada on Friday where the husband said one of his children had been murdered and his wife had been raped.
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American-Canadian Family Held Hostage For 5 Years By Taliban Freed, Says Pakistan
Five Western hostages, including three children, were recovered from terrorists with ties to the Afghan Taliban in an operation based on intelligence shared by the US after five years of their abduction, the Pakistan Army said today.
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German Aid Worker, Afghan Guard Killed In Kabul. Finnish National Abducted
A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed and a Finnish national was abducted from a house in Kabul. All of them were working for a Swedish aid group called Operation Mercy.
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Sikh Man Shot Dead In Afghanistan, Says Report
A Sikh man was abducted from his home and gunned down by suspected terrorists in Afghanistan's restive Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan, a media report said today.
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Abducted Australian Woman Freed In Afghanistan: Foreign Minister
An Australian aid worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan four months ago has been freed and is "safe and well", Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday.
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American, Australian Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Kabul
An American and an Australian were kidnapped at gunpoint in the heart of Kabul, officials said today, the latest in a series of abductions of foreigners in the conflict-torn country.
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9 Men Kidnapped From Bus, Shot Dead In Pakistan's Balochistan
Gunmen shot and killed nine men after abducting them from a bus in a troubled province in southwestern Pakistan bordering Afghanistan and Iran, officials said on Saturday.
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WION's Pak Journalist Abducted By Taliban In Kabul, Now Safe: Report
Pakistani journalist Anas Mallick, who was in Afghanistan to cover the first anniversary of the Taliban's takeover of the country, was abducted and physically assaulted by the Taliban.
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50-Year-Old Afghan Man Of Indian Origin Abducted In Kabul: Report
A 50-year-old Afghan man of Indian origin - was reportedly abducted at gunpoint last night from the Karte Parwan area of Kabul, according to a tweet by Akali Dal leader Manjinder Sirsa.
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"Pak Stooped To New Low": India On Abduction Of Afghan Envoy's Daughter
Terming the abduction of Afghan top envoy's daughter in Islamabad last week as a "very shocking incident", India on Thursday said Pakistan's denial of the kidnapping is "stooping to a new low even by its standards."
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Afghanistan: 'Naive, Reckless' Tourists Couchsurfing In War-Torn Nation
Couchsurfing's concept is like a modern-day version of Afghanistan's tradition of hospitality, which obliges Afghans to provide food and shelter to strangers. In a country where kidnappings remain common and foreigners are highly-prized targets, they have no way of knowing if their host is connected to criminals, who may see a chance to get rich by...
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Efforts On To Secure Release Of 7 Abducted Indians In Afghanistan: External Affairs Ministry
The government today said it was in touch with relevant people and authorities in Afghanistan to secure the release of seven Indian engineers who were abducted in the restive northern Baghlan province of the war-torn country on Sunday.
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Harsh Goenka Urges Centre For Help After Employees Kidnapped In Afghanistan
Harsh Goenka, chairman of RPG Enterprises whose Indian employees were abducted by Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province, has urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to help rescue them.
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7 Indian Engineers Kidnapped In Afghanistan's Baghlan
Seven engineers from India working in Afghanistan has been abducted, the local media in Afghanisatn has reported. The government is trying to confirm the reports, sources said
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Who Are The Haqqanis, Afghanistan's Most Feared Insurgents?
The rescue of an abducted US-Canadian family in Pakistan last week has spotlighted their captors the Haqqani network, former CIA assets now considered one of the most dangerous factions fighting US-led NATO forces in Afghanistan.
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Canadian Says Child Killed, US Wife Raped During Afghanistan Kidnapping
A US-Canadian couple freed in Pakistan this week, nearly five years after being abducted in Afghanistan, returned to Canada on Friday where the husband said one of his children had been murdered and his wife had been raped.
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American-Canadian Family Held Hostage For 5 Years By Taliban Freed, Says Pakistan
Five Western hostages, including three children, were recovered from terrorists with ties to the Afghan Taliban in an operation based on intelligence shared by the US after five years of their abduction, the Pakistan Army said today.
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German Aid Worker, Afghan Guard Killed In Kabul. Finnish National Abducted
A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed and a Finnish national was abducted from a house in Kabul. All of them were working for a Swedish aid group called Operation Mercy.
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Sikh Man Shot Dead In Afghanistan, Says Report
A Sikh man was abducted from his home and gunned down by suspected terrorists in Afghanistan's restive Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan, a media report said today.
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Abducted Australian Woman Freed In Afghanistan: Foreign Minister
An Australian aid worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan four months ago has been freed and is "safe and well", Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday.
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American, Australian Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Kabul
An American and an Australian were kidnapped at gunpoint in the heart of Kabul, officials said today, the latest in a series of abductions of foreigners in the conflict-torn country.
