5 hostages traded for prisoners
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A German engineer and four Afghans taken hostage in central Afghanistan in July have been freed in exchange for five imprisoned criminals, an Afghan official said.
Local elders handed over Rudolf Blechschmidt and the four Afghans to officials from Afghanistan’s intelligence service in Wardak province, said Mohammad Nahim, a district chief.
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