The Afghan Taliban has freed a
Russian contract helicopter pilot who was captured in eastern
Logar province in April 2013. The pilot had fallen seriously ill. Eight Turkish engineers, and one Afghan citizen were captured when their helicopter made an emergency landing in a part of Logar province that has been controlled by the Taliban for a number of years. Read more in
"Taliban free Russian pilot after 18 months in captivity",
Reuters, October 31, 2014.
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