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A French aid worker kidnapped by the Taleban in Afghanistan on 3 April has been released, a Taleban spokesman has told the BBC. A French aid worker kidnapped by the Taleban in Afghanistan on 3 April has been released in Kandahar province, a Taleban spokesman has told the BBC.
There is no word on the fate of three Afghans also held by the group. The Red Cross has confirmed the news, saying Eric Damfreville was handed over to them on Friday evening.
The Taleban spokesman said the freed man was handed over to the Red Cross in the province of Kandahar. There is no news on the fate of three Afghans also abducted by the group.
There has been no word from the French government about the release. A French woman kidnapped at the same time was released two weeks ago. A French woman, Celine Cordelier, who was kidnapped at the same time, was released on 28 April. There has been no word from the French government.
The aid workers were employed by the French group Terre d'enfance. The aid workers were employed by the French group Terre d'enfance (A World for our Children).
It is not commenting on the reports at present. Taleban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yousuf told the BBC Pashto service that the French man was freed in the Maiwand district of Kandahar, the same area where Ms Cordelier was freed.
Mr Yousuf said the Taleban had freed Mr Damfreville because French President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy intended to withdraw French troops from Afghanistan.
The group of five were abducted in Nimroz province in the south-west of Afghanistan.