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On 26 September 2010, British aid worker Linda Norgrove and three Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by members of the Taliban in the Kunar Province of eastern Afghanistan. She was working in the country as regional director for Development Alternatives Incorporated, a contractor for US and other government agencies.
Oct 9, 2010 · Linda Norgrove, 36, from Lewis in the Western Isles of Scotland, was seized by armed men in September 2010. She was killed by her captors on Friday during a rescue mission by US forces in the remote and mountainous area of Kunar province.
Oct 8, 2012 · Linda Norgrove, from Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, had been working in the country when she was kidnapped. Former colleagues have told a BBC Alba documentary that her captors told Ms Norgrove...
The aid worker was killed in a US raid to rescue her from her kidnappers in Afghanistan, but the initial accounts of her fate were contradictory and uncertain. The article examines the timeline of events, the conflicting versions of the abductors and the US military, and the implications for the hostage crisis.
Learn about Linda Norgrove, a dedicated environmental expert and humanitarian who worked in Afghanistan and was kidnapped and killed in 2010. Discover her travels, achievements, and how her foundation continues her mission of helping local communities.
Oct 11, 2010 · British hostage Linda Norgrove may have been killed by a grenade thrown by US rescuers, the prime minister said on Monday, but 48 hours earlier a different version of events was...
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Oct 11, 2010 · Who Killed Linda Norgrove? By Amy Davidson Sorkin. October 11, 2010. Toward the end of the appearance of William Hague, the British Foreign Secretary, before the House of Commons today, to say...
