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NATO troops in Afghanistan |
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have rescued a reporter |
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of the New York Times newspaper |
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who had been held by the Taliban |
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in the northern province of Kunduz since Saturday. |
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The New York Times said the journalist Stephen Farrell |
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was unharmed after being released in the gun battle. |
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Chris Morris reports from Kabul. |
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A military operation led |
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by NATO forces rescued Stephen Farrell from a village |
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in the northern province of Kunduz |
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where he had been kidnapped last week |
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while reporting on the aftermath of a NATO airstrike. |
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In remarks quoted on the New York Times website |
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he says he heard British and Afghan voices |
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as bullets started flying around. |
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That suggests that British troops were involved |
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in the rescue |
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although there has been no confirmation of that. |
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Stephen Farrell's colleague Sultan Munadi, |
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an Afghan interpreter |
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who's worked for the New York Times |
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for several years |
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was killed in the exchange of fire. |
