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Afghan woman MP released after 3 weeks in Taliban captivity

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A female Afghan parliamentarian held captive by Taliban for three weeks has been released in a prisoner exchange, Taliban and government officials said on Saturday.

 

Fariba Ahmadi Kakar, a member of the Afghan lower house, was kidnapped on Aug. 13 when travelling by car through the restive eastern province of Ghazni. (Reuters)

 

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