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Kash kidnapped by Afghans
DATELINE: 24/10/06
Photographer Gabriele Torsello, known as Kash, has been abducted while documenting the plight of the Afghani people during the current crisis.
Kash is a member of the NUJ and an Italian citizen. The union is in regular contact with the Torsello family in Italy. The Italian government is trying to negotiate with his captors.
Kash is a photographer deeply committed to the people he photographs and indeed has embraced Islam as a consequence of the experiences he had documenting the plight the people of Kashmir
http://photography.about.com/b/a/257596.htm
The NUJ has set up a simple message board web site to let people know what has happened with Kash, and to allow people to send good wishes
http://www.nujphoto.co.uk/gabriele_torsello.htm
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Last modified: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
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