Kidnapped child freed, captors detained

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

10.17.2010

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Force patrol freed a kidnapped child and detained several suspected kidnappers in Kabul, Saturday.

Multiple intelligence reports and tips from local citizens led the combined security force to the location of the kidnapped boy. Upon surrounding the location, Afghan security forces entered the location and freed the boy without incident.

Five suspects were detained.

The kidnapped boy, the son of an Afghan government official, was unharmed and reunited with his family.

• Date Taken: 10.17.2010
• Date Posted: 10.17.2010 06:36
• Story ID: 58261
• Location: KABUL, AF