Back from the brink: Journalist Sean Langan recounts Taliban captivity

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While filming a documentary on the Afghanistan?Pakistan border, Sean Langan (“Fighting the Taliban”) was abducted and held captive by the Taliban for three months. His captors were his contacts. Three weeks after his release, Langan speaks about his harrowing experience. Guest: Sean Langan, British journalist and filmmaker

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