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Medal of honor recipient shuns spotlight usa today. Late september 2007 saw the usually lowprofile sbs burst onto the television news as reports of a daring hostage rescue mission came out of afghanistan. The raid was ordered by commanders amid mounting fears that miss johnston and the other three captives, who were seized on may 22, were in danger of being killed or handed over to more dangerous terrorists. London, england cnn a british aid worker held hostage in eastern afghanistan since late last month was killed by her captors during a rescue attempt on friday night, officials said. Navys seal team 6 tried to rescue linda norgrove, a scottish aid worker, from her taliban captors in afghanistan. How the british hostages were rescued in afghanistan. How the british hostages were rescued in afghanistan telegraph. A british aid worker kidnapped in afghanistan last month has been killed by her captors during a rescue bid and four nato soldiers died in an insurgent ambush, the. Read more on the sbs hostage rescue in afghanistan. Navy seal recounts daring rescue mission that led to medal of honor. At the beginning of the conflict, british and east india company forces had defeated the forces of afghan emir dost mohammad barakzai and in 1839 occupied kabul, restoring the former ruler, shah shujah durrani, as emir. The special forces units raided multiple homes in the iraqi city in march 2006 when gunshots rang out from the bottom floor of one of those homes.
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