Ruffini
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State department sources tell me they are not hearing of anything even remotely resembling a hostage situation, but can confirm there are several american and permanent residents citizens in Maz trying to leave via the airport.
The New York Times
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U.S. citizens and Afghans awaiting flights from Mazar-i-Sharif are not Taliban hostages, officials and organizers say. But their situation on the ground grows more dire by the day.