Sunday, June 3, 2012

Afghanistan: Aid workers saved after death threat

 

This undated family photo released by the family of British aid worker Helen Johnston Saturday June 2, 2012 shows British aid worker Helen Johnston in London. Two female foreign aid workers and their two Afghan colleagues were rescued in a pre-dawn raid Saturday June 2, 2012 after being held by militants for 11 days in a cave in northern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led military coalition said. The women, Helen Johnston and Moragwe Oirere, and the two Afghans were kidnapped on May 22 in Badakhshan province. The four work for Medair, a humanitarian non-governmental organization based near Lausanne, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Family Handout via Foreign Office) .NATO and Afghan forces launched a daring operation to rescue two female foreign aid workers and their two Afghan colleagues after learning the Taliban planned to kill one of the hostages, an intelligence official said Sunday.

Afghanistan: Aid workers saved after death threat
Sun, 03 Jun 2012 09:22:13 GMT

Posted by at 6:15 AM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
My Zimbio