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Lorgan Linda/Linda's Story

P脿rantan Linda Norgrove a' d猫anamh turas tiamhaidh gu Afganastan. The parents of Linda Norgrove take an emotional journey to Afghanistan.

Tha na croitearan, John is Lorna Norgrove air cothrom a thoirt dha camarathan sealladh fhaighinn a-steach dhan t-saoghal atharraichte aca, an d脿 chuid aig an taigh ann an Le貌dhas agus tron turas aca gu Afganastan far na bh脿saich Linda, an nighean aca nuair a dh'fh脿ilnich oidhirp nan SA air a s脿bhaladh ann an 2010.

Bha an nighean, a bha 36, ag obair dhan bhuidhinn cobhair Ameireaganach, DAI Eadar-n脿iseanta nuair a chaidh a toirt an gr猫im le reubaltaich Afganach. Airson d脿 sheachdain ch霉m a luchd-glacaidh i ann an 脿ite beanntach neo-bh脿idheil, ga gluasad eadar sreath de thuathanasan iomallach. Air 8 D脿mhair 2010 chaidh Linda a mharbhadh le grean猫d Ameireaganach nuair a bhathas a' feuchainn ri s脿bhaladh ro bheul an latha agus chaidh an luchd-glacaidh uile a mharbhadh cuideachd.

Crofters John and Lorna Norgrove have given cameras a glimpse into their changed world both at home in the Isle of Lewis and during their recent journey to Afghanistan, where their daughter Linda died during a failed US rescue attempt in 2010.

The 36-year-old was working for the American aid agency DAI International when she was kidnapped by Afghan rebels. For two weeks her captors led her into a hostile mountain region, moving between a series of remote farmsteads. On October 8 2010, Linda was killed by an American grenade during a pre-dawn rescue that also saw all of her captors killed.

Linda's Story traces the emotional journey taken by family and friends in the two years since, and their determination not to apportion blame, which has earned them international respect.

1 hour

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Thu 8 Oct 2020 21:00

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