Taliban deny commander has seized Japanese journalist

Taliban deny commander has seized Japanese journalist

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows Japanese freelance journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, on March 26, 2010, before he went missing. On April 4, the Taliban rejected claims made by one of its commanders that local Taliban members have kidnapped him. (Kyodo)

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