Reporters Without Borders

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This photo provided by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) shows the portraits of journalists Herve Ghesquiere, right, and Stephane Taponier projected on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, early Wednesday Dec.29, 2010. The journalists were kidnapped Dec. 30, 2009, east of Kabul. In an audiotape aired by Al Jazeera television on Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden asked France to withdraw troops from Afghanistan as a condition for the hostages' release. (AP Photo/RSF)