Abducted Italian troops freed in Afghan raid: ministry
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Two Italian soldiers who had been kidnapped in Afghanistan have been freed in a raid, Italy's Defense Ministry said on Monday.
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Italy will continue its military operations in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema said, as part of the ruling coalition called for Italian troops to withdraw.
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Two Italian women held for three weeks in Baghdad were freed Tuesday, amid reports that a million-dollar ransom had been paid. Italian Prime Minister
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Two Italian soldiers kidnapped in Afghanistan have been freed during a raid by NATO-led troops. The soldiers were wounded during the raid to free them and were taken to the hospital. NATO officials said at least eight of the suspected kidnappers were killed in the raid. The two soldiers had gone missing in the western province of Herat on Saturday with their Afghan interpreter and driver. Italy has around 2,0 00 troops in Afghanistan. More than 600 are in western Afghanistan running the regional NATO-led command.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said that his country would keep its troops in Afghanistan, at the end of a day in which his foreign minister had attacked some allied states for interfering in the decision.
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Ten members of an Afghan mine clearing team kidnapped last week have been released, officials say.
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MANILA, Nov 10  - A kidnapped Italian aid worker was recovered unharmed in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the military said.
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An Italian aid worker abducted in the southern Philippines was released unharmed after Muslim separatist rebels reportedly helped authorities corner his kidnappers.
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Three foreign UN workers held in Afghanistan since Oct. 28 were freed on Tuesday, government officials said. &quot;They were released a while back this morning,&quot; said a government official, who
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Lavoravano a controllare lo spoglio delle schede ei conteggi delle presidenziali a Kabul. Avevano finito proprio oggi, quando sono stati rapiti da un gruppo di uomini armati. Questo Ã¨ quanto Ã¨ successo a
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Two Italian soldiers are believed to have been kidnapped while on patrol in western Afghanistan, Italy's Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
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Two Italian humanitarian workers who were kidnapped three weeks ago from their office in Baghdad were released Tuesday night, along with two Iraqi colleagues who had been
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NATO forces freed two kidnapped Italian soldiers in a military operation in western Afghanistan in which both men were wounded, Italian and Afghan officials said Monday.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi arrived in Kabul on Sunday to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Italian troops, Afghan officials said.
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Two Iraqis abducted along with two Italian female aid workers in Baghdad have been freed along with the women, a spokesman for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.
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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - US and Afghan forces have apparently freed three UN workers who were kidnapped in Kabul on Oct. 28. On Monday, US and Afghan forces raided a house in Kabul, in what appears to have been part of an operation to free the hostages.
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The Taleban say they have kidnapped an Italian journalist and two Afghan nationals in south Afghanistan.