[1] There, she attended an all-girls Catholic high school,[1] then completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of British Columbia where she contributed regularly to the student-run newspaper The Ubyssey.
Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman in the eastern part of the county, told The Canadian Press that another Islamist group called Hizb-e-Islami was responsible for the abduction.
[5] They were later implicated by Afghan authorities in the kidnapping and detained,[4] though CBC publisher John D. Cruickshank expressed confidence in them and stated that they were worried about their conditions in prison.
[6] The kidnapping occurred two days before the 2008 Canadian federal election, and CBC requested a press blackout while negotiations were conducted with the kidnappers, out of concern that widespread media coverage would complicate matters.
[7] Though the incident was covered in Afghan press,[8] the blackout was honoured by all Canadian media and Fung's kidnapping remained generally unknown within Canada.
[9] A spokesman for the governor of Wardak Province indicated that local tribal elders and provincial council members negotiated Fung's release and that no ransom was paid.