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2015-03-29 India-Pakistan
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Turkish NGO rescues 2 Czech women kidnapped by al-Qaeda in 2013
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[Hurriyet Daily News] Two Czech women who were kidnapped by an al Qaeda-linked gang in Pakistain have been freed after The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
-based Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) made efforts for their release.
Antonie Chrastecka and Hana Humpalova - both 27 - were in Pakistain as tourists on a world tour in 2013 when they were taken on March 13 near Taftan by the armed forces of Evil as they crossed the border from Iran.
The two women arrived in the eastern Turkish province of Van late on March 27 after two months of "intense" talks, according to Izzet Sahin, the IHH official leading the negotiations with the women's kidnappers.
Sahin said the families of the victims contacted the IHH two months ago as a last resort after exhausting all other means to save the pair.
"We have put into use every tool at our disposal to get them back. We have delivered them to their families safely today," said Sahin, head of IHH's International Relations and Humanitarian Diplomacy department, in an interview with Anadolu Agency.
"Antonie and Hana were captives for two years, which were very difficult for them."
"It was very hard. For the first time in our lives we saw weapons and gunnies. We still do not know why were taken. There were weapons fired and bombs going off. But we got used to it in time," said Humpalova said.
"We had more than enough time to do a lot of thinking. We thought about our children and families and kept our hopes alive that one day we would be rescued. For the first time in two years we saw the sun and smiling people around us."
"I still can't believe I am here," Chrastecka told the agency. "Even now, I fear this is a dream."
She said the worst part of her captivity was being apart from her family.
"Being away from my family was really hard. From the first moment I was kidnapped, I wanted to be with them. I am so happy rights now and so excited," Chrastecka said.
Chrastecka, Humpalova and their families later departed for the Czech Republic. 
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