Since their abduction, the British hostages have appeared occasionally in videos, but last month the bodies of two other security contractors in the group were released.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

Police say they recovered a pair of AK-47 rifles, two grenades,ammunition,false passports and other counterfeit identification from two men suspected of belonging to the group Hizbul Mujahideen.

VOA: standard.2009.08.07