Taliban say holding ICRC staff, to free them soon
Taliban insurgents said on Thursday they were holding four staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) missing in Afghanistan, but would release them soon.
Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2007, 12:21 (BST)
KABUL - Taliban insurgents said on Thursday they were holding four staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) missing in Afghanistan, but would release them soon.
"Our mujahideen detained the Red Cross workers in Wardak province without knowing they were ICRC staff," said a Taliban spokesman who declined to be named. "We have nothing against the Red Cross and we are going to release them soon."
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