Afghan de-miners 'briefly held hostage by gunmen' - AFP

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Afghan de-miners 'briefly held hostage by gunmen' AFP Herat — An armed group briefly held about 60 Afghan de-miners hostage in the northwest of the country on Tuesday before an operation by security forces freed them, officials said. The mine clearance workers, employed by the British Halo Trust, were taken ... More than 60 deminers briefly seized in mass Afghanistan kidnappingNDTV Kidnappers holding 60 mine defusers in AfghanistanCNN Afghan land-mine removal workers kidnapped, released after seven hoursWashington Post NBCNews.com (blog) all 127 news articles »

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