Fung was on her second tour in Afghanistan and had been in Kabul nearly a month when she was taken. Her driver and translator, or "fixer," were overpowered, and later government authorities detained them for questioning.
The fixer remained in detention on Sunday, but Cruickshank said he's hopeful the man will be released soon.*
* CBC Radio's The World This Weekend said both men were still in custody.
If you're new to this, Mellissa Fung, a CBC TV reporter, had been captured by Afghan bandits and spent four weeks in their control. They released her on Saturday.
Earlier posts:
Addendum
CBC's 6 p.m. radio newscast has someone from Reporters Without Borders supporting the decision of Western news organizations to stay mum about Fung's kidnapping. This information didn't make it into the CBCNews.ca story at the time I wrote this.
RWB issued a news release, but it didn't touch on the blackout issue.
Addendum 2
The CBC editors' blog is silent about Fung. See this earlier post.