Norgrove was being held by two Taliban commanders, Mullah Bair and Mullah Keftan, who were both killed in the raid, an Afghan intelligence official said.An Afghan authorized said last month that the British woman, two Afghan drivers and a security guard had been kidnapped after an exchange of gunfire September 26 in the Chawkay district of eastern Kunar province.
Abdul Marjan Adel, a local provincial official, had said that the four were being held in a "very remote area," and that Afghan and international forces were looking for them. He said they were strong and located in the Dewcar valley.
Provincial officials had created a council of district elders, religious scholars and provincial council members to negotiate with the abductors, he said.
Afghans kidnapped three with Norgrove had been released days ago, according to another Afghan intelligence official and a local provincial government authorized.
Hague expressed his gratitude to NATO allies and Afghan forces "for doing all they could to secure the safe free of the woman."
"Hostage taking is never justified and the UK does not make concessions to hostage-takers. But whenever British nationals are kidnapped, we and our allies will do the whole thing in our power to free them," he said.
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