Kabul, September 09: British troops in Afghanistan A British commando was killed during an operation to free a journalist who had been kidnapped in Afghanistan, it was reported today.
Stephen Farrell, a reporter with the New York Times who holds dual British and Irish citizenship, was successfully released during the raid.
But military officials quoted by the Associated Press news agency in the Afghan capital Kabul said a British commando died in the operation. The Ministry of Defence in London was unable to confirm the report.
–Agencies