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Two Professors, Australian and American, Kidnapped in Afghanistan

HeadlineAug 09, 2016

In Afghanistan, the American University of Afghanistan has suspended campus operations after two teachers were kidnapped at gunpoint Sunday. The two lecturers are an American and an Australian. They were kidnapped from their vehicle in downtown Kabul.

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