Reuters AlertNet Full site
Homepage | Newsdesk | NGO Latest | Crisis briefings | Country profiles | MediaWatch | Jobs | Alerting | Login

NEWSDESK

Pakistan's ambassador says held by Taliban-TV
19 Apr 2008 09:28:47 GMT
Source: Reuters
DUBAI, April 19 (Reuters) - 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.

Tariq Azizuddin appeared in the tape surrounded by armed militants. His remarks, in which he said he was suffering health problems, were translated into Arabic by Arabiya. (Reporting by Inal Ersan)


AlertNet news is provided by

Email this article       Send comments

Emergencies

•  Afghan turmoil

MORE >>

NGO latest

•  Rising Food Prices: Action Against Hunger launches food crisis emergency appeal
ACF - UK

•  CARE and Oxfam organize a forum to rethink the international response to world hunger
CARE International Secretariat

•  Afghanistan: ICRC president assesses worsening humanitarian situation during visit
ICRC - Switzerland

•  Students in Afghanistan "make light" of their struggle for education
Concern Worldwide - Ireland

•  Relief supplies reach northern Afghanistan after worst winter in 25 years
ActionAid

MORE >>

Latest news

•  Pakistan's ambassador says held by Taliban-TV

•  FACTBOX-Olympic torch relay route in Asia

•  Son of Dutch military chief killed in Afghanistan

•  Bill would boost U.S. power to prosecute war fraud

•  FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan

MORE >>
AlertNet news is provided by

Del.icio.us Del.icio.us  |   Digg Digg  |   NewsVine NewsVine  |   Reddit Reddit   
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-04-18T115109Z_01_JFL03_RTRIDSP_2_AFGHAN-VIOLENCE_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/JFL03.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-04-18T113837Z_01_JFL01_RTRIDSP_2_AFGHAN-VIOLENCE_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/JFL01.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-04-17T071751Z_01_GOT02_RTRIDSP_2_AFGHANISTAN_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/GOT02.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-04-10T142934Z_01_KAR02_RTRIDSP_2_PAKISTAN-VIOLENCE_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/KAR02.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-04-10T142838Z_01_KAR01_RTRIDSP_2_PAKISTAN-VIOLENCE_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/KAR01.htm

General Peter van Uhm (L) takes over command of the Dutch military from General Dick Berlijn in The Hague April 17, 2008. General Peter van Uhm's son and another Dutch soldier ...



Disclaimers |  Copyright |  Privacy |  Contact Us |  Feedback |  About Us |  RSS XML

Last updated:Sat Apr 19 09:25:08 2008