Rescued aid workers burn burqas to be seen

Friday, November 16, 2001

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- In a dramatic nighttime evacuation, six aid workers set fire to their all-encompassing burqas so U.S. special forces pilots could find them on an Afghan field. Along with two men, they were whisked to safety early Thursday after three months of Taliban captivity.

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