PARIS, June 20 (Reuters) - A French businessman who was kidnapped in Afghanistan last month has been released unharmed along with his two Afghan companions, the French foreign ministry said on Friday. It said Johan Freckhaus had been abducted on the road between Kandahar and the capital Kabul on May 29. It said he was released following "coordinated action" by authorities working behind the scenes. The foreign ministry warned that French nationals faced "significant risks" in Afghanistan, where France has some 1,500 troops stationed.
One of four British soldiers killed in Afghanistan, Paul Stout, is seen in this undated handout photograph, received in London on June 19, 2008. REUTERS/MOD/Crown Copyright/2008/Handout (BRITAIN) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. FOR ...
