KABUL, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- A German woman kidnapped two days ago in Kabul was rescued in a police operation early Monday, Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Zamarai Bashari said.

A picture taken in Berlin shows German aid worker Christina Barbara Meier, abducted in Kabul two days ago in Kabul, was rescued by police early Monday, an officer involved in the operation and an official said. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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    The German aid worker was taken hostage Saturday afternoon in the western part of the Afghan capital.

    A number of kidnappers were arrested in Monday's rescue operation, Bashari said.

    In Berlin, a German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman confirmed that the woman was "in safety at the German Embassy" in Kabul, according to reports from the German capital.

    German Foreign Ministry confirms woman hostage freed in Afghanistan

    BERLIN, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The German Foreign Ministry confirmed Sunday that a German woman taken hostage Saturday in the Afghan capital of Kabul has been set free.

The 31-year-old woman, who works for an international aid organization, was abducted by gunmen in a barbecue restaurant where she was having lunch with her husband.

    Afghan police free female German hostage

    KABUL, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- A female German hostage has been freed in an operation in the Afghan capital, local authorities said Monday.