French aid workers

Published April 5, 2007

KANDAHAR, April 4: Afghanistan’s Islamist Taliban movement said on Wednesday it had captured two French humanitarian workers who have been reported missing with three Afghans for nearly two days.

The group, travelling in southern Afghanistan, had been out of contact with their organisation, Terre d'Enfance (A World for Our Children), since early Tuesday, the French foreign ministry and Afghan government said earlier. “We have seized two foreigners and three Afghans on the road between Nimroz and Farah,” said Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi.—AFP

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