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NYT reporter escapes from Taliban captivity

Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner

Wazīrābād : Pakistan | 5 months ago

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A New York Times reporter is free after more than seven months in captivity in Afghanistan and the newspaper says he and an Afghan reporter escaped from the militants holding them by climbing over a wall. David Rohde and Afghan reporter Tahir Ludin climbed over the wall of a compound in the North Waziristan...

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