Rahmatullah Hanefi
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Rahmatullah Hanefi is a citizen of Afghanistan
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Rahmatullah worked for an Italian charity named "Emergency", where he was the director of a Hospital the charity ran.
, an Italian taken hostage in October 2006.
The Independent
reports that Rahmatullah carried a $2 million ransom to secure Torsello's release.
, an Italian journalist, was taken hostage by the Taliban, on March 5, 2007.
Rahmatullah was called upon to negotiate his release.
Gino Strada
, the founder of Emergency, spoke out on Rahmatullah's behalf:
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
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Rahmatullah worked for an Italian charity named "Emergency", where he was the director of a Hospital the charity ran.
Rescue of Gabriele Torsello
Rahmatullah successfully negotiated the release of Gabriele TorselloGabriele Torsello
Gabriele Torsello is an Italian freelance journalist and photojournalist based in London who was abducted in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on 12 October 2006. Torsello, a Muslim convert, was released on 3 November 2006. He is author of The Heart of Kashmir.-Kidnapping:Torsello was abducted in...
, an Italian taken hostage in October 2006.
The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
reports that Rahmatullah carried a $2 million ransom to secure Torsello's release.
Rescue of Daniele Mastrogiacomo
Daniele MastrogiacomoDaniele Mastrogiacomo
Daniele Mastrogiacomo is an Italian-Swiss journalist and a war correspondent for la Repubblica newspaper....
, an Italian journalist, was taken hostage by the Taliban, on March 5, 2007.
Rahmatullah was called upon to negotiate his release.
Captured on suspicions of collusion with the Taliban
After Mastrogiacomo's release Rahmatullah was taken into custody by Afghan authorities.Gino Strada
Gino Strada
Gino Strada is an Italian war surgeon and founder of the UN-recognized Italian NGO Emergency. Emergency has operated in thirteen war-torn countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, and the Central African Republic.- Biography :Dr...
, the founder of Emergency, spoke out on Rahmatullah's behalf: