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Kidnapped Italian safe in Afghanistan – minister

An Italian aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan this week is safe, the Afghan foreign minister said on Thursday, but he added he had no further details on the abduction. Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah also urged world media to act responsibly after a Newsweek report that U.S. military interrogators had desecrated the Koran sparked violent demonstrations in Afghanistan and other Muslim countries.Full Story