Jacky Naegelen / Reuters

France 3 television journalists Herve Ghesquiere, right, and Stephane Taponier react during a news conference after their arrival at Villacoublay military airport near Paris on June 30. Ghesquiere and Taponier, held hostage in Afghanistan for a year and a half, were captured on December 29, 2009 in Kapisa province, northeast of the capital Kabul, along with their Afghan driver and translator.

Journalists released by Taliban back on French soil

By David R Arnott, NBC News

Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier arrived back in France today after 547 days in captivity in Afghanistan. Read more about their release.

Reporters Without Borders, a charity that works to improve the safety of journalists, said in a statement:

Afghanistan continues to be one of the world's most dangerous countries for media personnel and Afghan journalists pay a high price for working with foreign media. At least 15 journalists have been kidnapped by criminal or insurgent groups in Afghanistan since the start of 2009.

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