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Ex-Taliban commander gets 42 years in prison in killings of US soldiers and journalists' kidnappings

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Ex-Taliban commander gets 42 years in prison in killings of US soldiers and journalists' kidnappings

A former Taliban commander has been sentenced in New York to 42 years in prison for crimes including the 2008 kidnapping of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

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A former Taliban commander has been sentenced in New York to 42 years in prison for crimes including the 2008 kidnapping of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

A former Taliban commander was sentenced to 42 years in prison on Tuesday for crimes including kidnapping a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and providing support that led to the deaths of three American soldiers. A former Taliban commander has been sentenced in New York to 42 years in prison for crimes including the 2008 kidnapping of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.

The Independent reported the story as "Ex-Taliban commander gets 42 years in prison in killings of US soldiers and journalists' kidnappings." Washington Times reported the story as "Ex-Taliban commander gets 42 years in prison in killings of U.S. soldiers, journalists' kidnappings."

3 sources have covered this story, including Washington Times, The Independent and The Seattle Times. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 3 hours ago.

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