Video shows kidnapped Pakistani diplomat
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Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan appeared on a video aired yesterday by an Arab satellite channel, saying he was kidnapped by Taliban militants more than two months ago.
Ambassador Tariq Azizuddin, flanked by his driver and his bodyguard, was shown sitting on the ground amid green brush in front of three masked men wearing traditional robes and holding automatic weapons.
"For 27 days, we have lived comfortably. ... They take care of us and they respect us," Mr. Azizuddin said, in comments dubbed over in Arabic. The roughly two-minute clip appeared on Al Arabiya television.
It was the first word from Mr. Azizuddin since he disappeared Feb. 11 near Pakistan's volatile border with Afghanistan. But his reference to having been held for 27 days suggests that the video was made more than a month ago.
"We don't have any problems, but I suffer from health issues such as hypertension and heart pain," the white-bearded Mr. Azizuddin said.
Ambassador Tariq Azizuddin, flanked by his driver and his bodyguard, was shown sitting on the ground amid green brush in front of three masked men wearing traditional robes and holding automatic weapons.
"For 27 days, we have lived comfortably. ... They take care of us and they respect us," Mr. Azizuddin said, in comments dubbed over in Arabic. The roughly two-minute clip appeared on Al Arabiya television.
It was the first word from Mr. Azizuddin since he disappeared Feb. 11 near Pakistan's volatile border with Afghanistan. But his reference to having been held for 27 days suggests that the video was made more than a month ago.
"We don't have any problems, but I suffer from health issues such as hypertension and heart pain," the white-bearded Mr. Azizuddin said.
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