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| Kidnapped German freed in Kabul | Kidnapped German freed in Kabul |
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| A German woman who was kidnapped at gunpoint from a restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul has been released. | A German woman who was kidnapped at gunpoint from a restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul has been released. |
| Reports say Christina Meier was freed during a police raid on a house on the outskirts of the city, and a number of her suspected abductors were arrested. | Reports say Christina Meier was freed during a police raid on a house on the outskirts of the city, and a number of her suspected abductors were arrested. |
| Earlier, the aid worker was seen in a video released by her captors and broadcast on Afghan TV. | Earlier, the aid worker was seen in a video released by her captors and broadcast on Afghan TV. |
| A German foreign ministry spokeswoman said the aid worker was now at the German diplomatic mission in Kabul. | A German foreign ministry spokeswoman said the aid worker was now at the German diplomatic mission in Kabul. |
| An Afghan intelligence official told the BBC that at least two of her kidnappers have been arrested. | |
| "One of them is a dangerous criminal who escaped from jail in northern Afghanistan about two months ago," he said. | |
| The BBC's Charles Haviland, in Kabul, says the house that was raided on Sunday night had apparently been under observation since Saturday, the day Mrs Meier was abducted. | The BBC's Charles Haviland, in Kabul, says the house that was raided on Sunday night had apparently been under observation since Saturday, the day Mrs Meier was abducted. |
| Bombings | Bombings |
| Mrs Meier was the first foreigner to be abducted in the city for more than two years. | Mrs Meier was the first foreigner to be abducted in the city for more than two years. |
| She works for a Christian organisation called Ora International. | She works for a Christian organisation called Ora International. |
| Our correspondent says that although there have recently been several bomb attacks in Kabul, kidnappings are rare in the capital. | Our correspondent says that although there have recently been several bomb attacks in Kabul, kidnappings are rare in the capital. |
| The last time a foreigner was abducted in the city was in 2005. | The last time a foreigner was abducted in the city was in 2005. |
| The victim, an Italian woman, was released after a few weeks by the kidnappers, said to have been a criminal gang. | The victim, an Italian woman, was released after a few weeks by the kidnappers, said to have been a criminal gang. |