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David Rohde’s MacGyver-Esque Escape From Taliban Captivity
1:35PM the cajun boy | Yesterday we learned that New York Times’ reporter David Rohde, secretly held captive by the Taliban for months, had escaped when he “climbed over a wall.” Now more details of Rohde’s daring escape have emerged. More »
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Newsweek Reporter Arrested In Iran
12:21PM the cajun boy | Newsweek’s Maziar Bahari, who has covered Iran for the magazine for a decade, was taken into custody by Iranian officials during an early morning raid of his home. His captors also seized his computer and several videotapes. More »
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David Rhode Is Free From Taliban Kidnapping
2:00AM Foster Kamer | After being held hostage by the Taliban for seven months in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Pulitzer-winning New York Times reporter David Rhode escaped from a compound to freedom. He apparently just “climbed over the wall” but still: badass happy ending! [NYT]
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