Stephen Farrell, left, and Sultan Munadi interview an Afghan man hurt in a Nato airstrike. They were captured when they went to the scene. (Omar Sobhani/Reuters)Journalist Stephen Farrell Tells Of Bloody Battle As British Troops Flew To Rescue -- Times Online
The thump-thump of helicopters sounded shortly after midnight as the two journalists prepared to spend another night held captive, surrounded by Taleban fighters.
For Stephen Farrell of The New York Times, a former Middle East correspondent for The Times, delivery was at hand. For Sultan Munadi, his Afghan translator, death was just minutes away.
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More News On This Dramatic Rescue
The Reporter’s Account: 4 Days With the Taliban -- New York Times
Gordon Brown ordered mission to free kidnapped reporter Stephen Farrell -- Times Online
Negotiators shocked by special forces rescue raid on Taleban -- Times Online
NY Times: Reporter freed as situation worsened -- AP
UK reporter freed in Afghanistan -- BBC
Raid to free reporters in Afghanistan second guessed -- Christian Science Monitor
Of Kidnapping, Milblogs and Blackouts -- The Danger Room