The man was freed from a house in the northern Parwan province, Abdullah Laghmani, the deputy head of the spy service, said on Thursday, Aug.
7.
"We received information yesterday that he is an area outside Kabul," Laghmani said. "We launched an operation at two o'clock and we freed him at four US chopper shot down near Kabul ...
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The three kidnappers were detained during the pre-dawn raid by agents on Thursday, Laghmani added.
The kidnappers had been demanding ransom, according to the AFP news agency.
The abducted man told reporters that his captors had demanded $3 million (2 milion euros) for his release and had threatened to cut off his hand and an ear if they did not receive the money.
Kidnappings by criminal gangs seeking ransom have soared in Afghanistan as security has deteriorated since the 2001 ouster of the Taliban government.
(Deutsche Welle)
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