Kidnapped Canadian journalist freed in Afghanistan

Mellissa Fung, a journalist working for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp in Afghanistan, was freed on Saturday. She was kidnapped a month ago near the Kabul. The CBC said Fung was safe in the Canadian Embassy and undergoing a medical checkup after being released to Canadian forces. Fung was abducted by armed men at a UN refugee camp on the outskirts of Kabul on October 12 and taken to the mountains west of the city.