French journalists arrive home after 18-month Taliban hostage ordeal - The Guardian

The Hindu French journalists arrive home after 18-month Taliban hostage ordeal The Guardian AP Two journalists held hostage by the Taliban for 18 months in Afghanistan have arrived home in France to an emotional welcome. Television reporter Hervé Ghesquierè, 47, with tears in his eyes, described being confined indoors "23 and three-quarters ... 'Swap deal' for French hostagesBBC News Paris did deal with Taliban: hostageThe Australian French Journalists Held by Taliban Return HomeWall Street Journal New York Times -Telegraph.co.uk -Daily Beast all 917 news articles »