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By Barry NewhousePakistani officials say militants2 have released the country's ambassador to Afghanistan after holding him for more than three months. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad the release came during ongoing3 talks between government officials and pro-Taliban militants.
Pakistani officials confirmed Tariq Azizuddin was freed unharmed on Saturday but declined to discuss the circumstances of his release. His younger sister told reporters that the family is concerned about the 56-year-old diplomat's health after more than three months in captivity4, but they will be happy when he finally returns home.
"We are really grateful to all of the government officials who have helped to bring this thing to an end," she said.
Tariq Azizuddin, his driver and a bodyguard5 were kidnapped February 11 in the Khyber tribal6 region near the Afghan border. Pakistani security officials have said the men were initially7 kidnapped by a local tribal group but were then later turned over to Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud in South Waziristan. Four weeks ago, Azizuddin appeared in a militant1 video pleading with Pakistani officials to meet his captors demands.
Pakistan's government has been negotiating with Mehsud and other militants on a peace agreement aimed at halting militant attacks inside Pakistan. In the past week, the Pakistani government has released imprisoned8 Pakistani militants in exchange for kidnapped soldiers.
U.S. and NATO officials have expressed concern a peace agreement will give the militants room to broaden attacks on NATO and Afghan forces across the border in Afghanistan. This week NATO officials reported a sharp rise in militant attacks in April. They said the alliance will soon discuss the issue of militant safe havens9 in Pakistan with the Pakistani government.
1 militant | |
adj.激进的,好斗的;n.激进分子,斗士 | |
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2 militants | |
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 ) | |
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4 captivity | |
n.囚禁;被俘;束缚 | |
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5 bodyguard | |
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6 tribal | |
adj.部族的,种族的 | |
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adv.最初,开始 | |
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8 imprisoned | |
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.港口,安全地方( haven的名词复数 )v.港口,安全地方( haven的第三人称单数 ) | |
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