1. © 2011 wheresjenny.com International NEWS NATO forces rescue foreign, Afghan aid workers…

2. © 2011 wheresjenny.com  Women snatched while travelling on horseback  Employed by not-for-profit Swiss organisation  Area is home to groups of criminal gunmen  ISAF commander General thanked the Afghan interior ministry NATO forces rescue foreign, British aid workers Summary-

3. © 2011 wheresjenny.com  NATO special forces rescued two foreign women hostages and killed five kidnappers in a daring night raid on a cave in Afghanistan's remote Badakhshan province.  They worked for the Swiss-based charity, Medair  "The mission to rescue the hostages was launched in the early hours of today under cover of darkness with the assistance of helicopters’  "The hostages were being held in a cave in the mountains.“  The victims were seized at gunpoint on May 22 while travelling on horseback to relief project sites  It is not known what demands the kidnappers had made.  ISAF commander General John R. Allen thanked the Afghan interior ministry for its "tremendous support throughout this crisis".

4. © 2011 wheresjenny.com Aid-workers- Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises.... Summary- a brief statement of the main points of something. Jeopardise- put at risk of loss, harm, or failure. Seized- take hold of suddenly and forcibly. Hostage- a person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition. Vocabulary

5. © 2011 wheresjenny.com EnglishFrench Aid workersLes travailleurs humanitaires SummaryRésumé JeopardiseMettre en péril SeizedSaisi HostageOtage

6. © 2011 wheresjenny.com NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective (joint) security Have given forces to war in Afghanistan

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