Taliban 'Slim-Fast diet’ helped French hostage's escape

May 5, 2013 By La rédaction de Mediapart

Pierre Borghi, held captive for 131 days, escaped after losing 12 kilograms, allowing him to slip out of his chains and climb through a narrow window.

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A Frenchman held hostage for more than four months in Afghanistan by suspected members of the Taliban has told how his malnourished state eventually allowed him to make an unlikely escape, reports France 24.

Taliban 'Slim-Fast diet’ helped French hostage's escape

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