Afghanistan
Journalists sign petition to bring colleague homePosted Apr 20 2007
The Committee to Protect Journalists is behind a campaign to bring home journalist Ajmal Nakshbandi, an Afghan freelance journalist who was abducted by the Taliban in the Helmand province of Afghanastan along with La Repubblica reporter Daniele Mastrogiacomo and driver Sayed Agha on March 4. According to the group's Web site, nearly 300 journalists from various publications including CNN, The Associated Press, Reuters, Time, The New York Times, NBC, ABC and Al-Jazeera have signed the letter. For more information and a copy of the letter and its signees visit www.cpj.org.