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Update: as more information is released on the raid--which, like the kidnapping was kept confidential--officials now say that the raid was staged by British commandos. The latest report says that one of the British rescuers died in the attempt.
Original story follows.
New York Times journalist Stephen Farrell, captured Saturday by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, has been rescued in a daring special forces operation.Update: Farrell appears to be in good condition, according to a just-published Times report.
Farrell, who manages the AtWar blog for the Times, was attempting to visit the site of a NATO air strike when he and his colleague, Afghan journalist Sultan Munadi were seized. According to several international media reports, Munadi was killed by the Taliban during the rescue operation.
On September 4, Farrell and NY Times colleague Richard A. Oppel Jr. filed a report on a NATO air strike that killed dozens near Kunduz. The strike hit fuel tankers that had been hijacked by the Taliban.
Farrell joined the NY Times in 2007. Previously he had reported for the Times of London.
This is a breaking news story. Further details are developing.
In late August, Farrell filed this video report on the Afghan elections.
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