Pakistan's ambassador held by Taliban: TV (Reuters)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 04/19/2008 - 9:11am

Ambassador Tariq Azizuddin is seen in this undated handout photograph released by the Pakistani embassy in Kabul on February 12, 2008.<br /><br />Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan who went missing in February appeared in a video on Al Arabiya television on Saturday saying that he is being held by Taliban militants and urged his government to meet their demands.<br /><br />(Pakistan Embassy Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan, who went missing in February in the Khyber region, appeared on Arabic television on Saturday saying he was being held by the Taliban and urged Islamabad to meet their demands.




 

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