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Capture of New York Times Reporter Illustrates Danger in Afghanistan

There's evidence today that Afghanistan is getting more dangerous for reporters. A British commando raid has rescued Stephen Farrell of the New York Times, who was seized on Saturday. But one of the commandos was killed, along with an Afghan woman and Farrell's interpreter, Sultan Munadi.

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

There's evidence today that Afghanistan is getting more dangerous for reporters. A British commando raid has rescued Stephen Farrell of the New York Times, who was seized on Saturday. But one of the commandos was killed, along with an Afghan woman and Farrell's interpreter, Sultan Munadi. Bob Dietz is Asia Program Coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Bob Dietz
Asia Program Coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists

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Capture of New York Times Reporter Illustrates Danger in Afghanistan

There's evidence today that Afghanistan is getting more dangerous for reporters. A British commando raid has rescued Stephen Farrell of the New York Times, who was seized on Saturday. But one of the commandos was killed, along with an Afghan woman and Farrell's interpreter, Sultan Munadi.

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Capture of New York Times Reporter Illustrates Danger in Afghanistan

There's evidence today that Afghanistan is getting more dangerous for reporters. A British commando raid has rescued Stephen Farrell of the New York Times, who was seized on Saturday. But one of the commandos was killed, along with an Afghan woman and Farrell's interpreter, Sultan Munadi.

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