Gunmen kidnapped an Italian photojournalist in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, accusing him of spying, an Afghan news agency reported. The Pajhwok agency named the journalist simply as Gabriele and reported a call to Torsello’s mobile phone had been answered by someone who said: “We are the Taliban and we have abducted the foreigner on charges of spying.” The Italian military in Rome said a London-based journalist, Gabriele Torsello, had been working in southern Afghanistan and could not be contacted at present. Attempts by Reuters to reach Torsello on his mobile phone failed. Full Story
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