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Two Perspectives on a Reporter's Kidnapping

Two months after his marriage to artist-photographer Kristen Mulvihill, New York Times correspondent David Rohde was abducted by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Since kidnapping isn't an ordeal for the victim alone, his seven months in captivity changed both their lives.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Two months after his marriage to artist-photographer

Kristen Mulvihill, New York Times correspondent

David Rohde was abducted by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Since kidnapping isn't an ordeal for the victim alone, his seven months in captivity changed both their lives. They've co-written a book about their experiences,

A Rope and a Prayer: A Kidnapping from Two Sides

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    Karen Radziner

    Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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    Kristen Mulvihill

    Co-author, 'A Rope and a Prayer'

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    David Rohde

    executive editor of newyorker.com; author of the book In Deep: The F.B.I., the C.I.A., and the Truth about America’s ‘Deep State’

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