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| UK reporter freed in Afghanistan | UK reporter freed in Afghanistan |
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| A British journalist who was kidnapped in Afghanistan has been freed by Nato troops in a raid before dawn, an Afghan official has said. | A British journalist who was kidnapped in Afghanistan has been freed by Nato troops in a raid before dawn, an Afghan official has said. |
| The New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell had been abducted on Saturday. | The New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell had been abducted on Saturday. |
| He was taken along with his Afghan interpreter while attempting to visit the scene of a Nato air strike. | He was taken along with his Afghan interpreter while attempting to visit the scene of a Nato air strike. |
| The New York Times reported Mr Farrell said he had been "extracted" in a raid by "a lot of soldiers" after a fierce firefight with his Taliban captors. | |
| The newspaper's website reported he had phoned the foreign editor of the newspaper at about 0030 BST and said: "I'm out! I'm free." | |
| Mr Farrell said he had also called his wife. |