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'''Tariq Azizuddin''' is [[Pakistan]]'s Ambassadro to [[Afghanistan]].<ref name=RadioFreeEurope20080517>
'''Tariq Azizuddin''' is the [[Pakistan]]i Ambassador to [[Afghanistan]].
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He was kidnapped by the [[Taliban]],on February 11, 2008. when he  went through the Khyber agency, prior to passing through the border crossing at [[Towr Kham]], without taking a security escort that was waiting for him at the start of the tribal territory.  The Taliban released a video showing him, at gunpoint, to the  Arab satellite channel [[al-Arabiya TV]] on April 19th, 2008.<ref name=BBC20080211>
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The ambassador was released on May 17.  Rehman Malik, a security adviser to the Pakistani prime minister, said he was released "purely a result of law enforcement efforts;" no exchanges were involved. <ref name=RadioFreeEurope20080517>
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Taliban sources, however, claimed he had been exchanged for Afghan defencse minister and deputy Taliban leader [[Mullah]] Obaidullah and others.<ref name=PakTribune20080518>
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}}</ref> An ''Asia Times'' article said there was a deal -- with [[Baitullah Mehsud]], involving the release of  55 militants were released, and that a payment of 20 million [[Pakistani Rupee]]s was paid. Others released, according to the article, were  [[Mufti Yousuf]] and [[Muslim Dost]], with  [[Maulana]] [[Abdul Aziz]] was expected to be released soon. Some of the exchanges were not for Azizuddin himself, but part of his entourage. <ref name=AsiaTimes20080520>
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He was taken hostage by [[Mujahideen]] from the [[Tehrik-i-Taliban]] on Monday February 11th, 2008, while traveling by road from [[Peshawar]], Pakistan to Afghanistan's nearby capital, [[Kabul]].
He is believed to have been kidnapped while traveling through Pakistan's [[Khyber Tribal Agency]], prior to passing through the border crossing at [[Towr Kham]].
The Taliban released a video to the  Arab satellite channel [[al-Arabiya TV]] on April 19th, 2008.<ref name=BBC20080518/><ref name=SeattleTimes20080516/>
On May 16th, 2008 his brother [[Tahir Azizuddin]] announced that Tariq was safe, and had been set free.<ref name=SeattleTimes20080516/>
Pakistani authorities denied that Tariq's release was the culmination of a negotiated deal.<ref name=BBC20080518/><ref name=PakTribune20080518/><ref name=AsiaTimes20080520/>
Nevertheless the ''[[BBC]]'', the ''[[Pak Tribune]]'', and the ''[[Asia Times]]'' all reported there had been a prisoner swap.
The ''Asia Times'' article asserted there was a deal -- with [[Baitullah Mehsud]].<ref name=AsiaTimes20080520/>
The ''Asia Times'' article stated that 55 militants were released, and that a payment of 20 million [[Pakistani Rupee]]s was paid.
The ''Asia Times'' article named [[Mufti Yousuf]] and [[Muslim Dost]] as two of released militants
The ''Asia Times'' article reported that [[Maulana Abdul Aziz]] was expected to be released soon.
The ''Asia Times'' article reported that negotiations stalled over the kidnappers demand that [[Mullah Obaidullah]] be handed over, and the the 20 million rupee payment was in lieu of his release.
According to the ''Pak Tribune'' the [[Taliban]] insisted that Mulla Obaidullah had been part of the prisoner swap.<ref name=PakTribune20080518/>
The ''Asia Times'' article described the release of some of the low-level militants as tied to the release of members of Tariq's entourage.<ref name=AsiaTimes20080520/>
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Tariq Azizuddin is the Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan.

He was kidnapped by the Taliban,on February 11, 2008. when he went through the Khyber agency, prior to passing through the border crossing at Towr Kham, without taking a security escort that was waiting for him at the start of the tribal territory. The Taliban released a video showing him, at gunpoint, to the Arab satellite channel al-Arabiya TV on April 19th, 2008.[1]

The ambassador was released on May 17. Rehman Malik, a security adviser to the Pakistani prime minister, said he was released "purely a result of law enforcement efforts;" no exchanges were involved. [2]

Taliban sources, however, claimed he had been exchanged for Afghan defencse minister and deputy Taliban leader Mullah Obaidullah and others.[3] An Asia Times article said there was a deal -- with Baitullah Mehsud, involving the release of 55 militants were released, and that a payment of 20 million Pakistani Rupees was paid. Others released, according to the article, were Mufti Yousuf and Muslim Dost, with Maulana Abdul Aziz was expected to be released soon. Some of the exchanges were not for Azizuddin himself, but part of his entourage. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Pakistani ambassador goes missing, BBC News, February 11, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
  2. ↑ Afghanistan: Pakistani Ambassador Released By Kidnappers, Radio Free Europe, Saturday, May 17, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
  3. ↑ Kidnapped ambassador freed: Taliban claim Mulla Obaidullah, others swapped for Tariq Azizuddin; govt denies deal, Pak Tribune, Sunday May 18, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
  4. ↑ Syed Saleem Shahzad. Pakistani militants savor a sweet deal, Asia Times, May 20, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
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