Menurut laporan, Daniele Mastrogiacomo dari harian La Repubblica, yang berpusat di Roma, ditangkap Taliban dan dituduh menjadi mata-mata untuk kepentingan gabungan pimpinan Amerika Serikat saat dalam perjalanan ke propinsi Helmand, tempat pasukan NATO melancarkan serangan besar musim semi terhadap pejuang itu.
According to reports, Daniele Mastrogiacomo of Rome-based daily La Repubblica was arrested by the Taliban and accused of spying on behalf of the United States-led coalition while on his way to the Helmand province, where NATO forces have launched a major spring offensive against the insurgents.