TALIBAN DECLARE TERMS FOR RELEASE OF ATHANASSIOS
The delegation sent to Nooristan to speak to the abductors for release of Athanssios Lerunis have return to Chitral. The Taliban want 2 million $ ransom and release of three taliban in Pakistan.Mr. Athanasius has said that he is fine and had no any serious problem happened to him since the day of his crossing to Nooristan. “Now I am living with a group of Taliban and they are very hospitable and try their best to for my life and security”, the letter goes and adds that the behaviour of Taliban to him is very good. “I would like to thank all these people who try their best to solve my problem and special thanks to Mr. Majid and Mr. Nasir who came to Nooristan to visit me and to try to solve the problem”, the letter goes. “Please call my relative, members of the NGO Greek Volunteers and my Embassy in Islamabad and inform them that I am good in my health and do not worry about me”.This was for the first time that any confirmed news regarding his location has been received.
