Afghan Aid Workers Freed

British and American troops freed aid workers from Swiss organization Medair who had been held hostage for more than 10 days in northern Afghanistan. A British nutritionist, a Kenyan medic, and two Afghans were kidnapped after traveling by horseback to a remote, mountainous province. British Prime Minister David Cameron called the rescue “extraordinarily brave” and “breathtaking.” Five kidnappers, who had demanded a prisoner release, an $11 million ransom, and an end to foreign-aid workers in the Badakhshan region, were killed in the raid that took place late Friday night local time. Police say the kidnappers were a criminal group with possible ties to the Taliban.