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Afghanistan
Taliban kidnap 43 people working on a road construction project in Kandahar
2018-06-24
[Khaama Press] The Talibs have kidnapped at least forty three people working on a road project in southern Kandahar province.

The provincial police commandment in a statement said at least thirteen employees of a road construction firm were kidnapped by the Talibs.

The statement further added that the construction workers were kidnapped late on Thursday following an attack in Spin Boldak district.

However,
the way to a man's heart remains through his stomach...
an official of the company said at least 43 workers working on a road project were kidnapped during the attack by the Talibs.

This comes as local official had earlier said at least 13 engineers and twenty security guards of the road construction engineers were kidnapped.

The source further added that four security personnel also bit the dust during the festivities with the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
Death Eaters.

According to the official, the security forces had launched an operation to rescue the kidnapped individuals when a clash broke out, leaving four security personnel dead.

The anti-government armed holy warrior groups including Taliban gunnies have not commented regarding the report so far.

This comes as the security situation in southern Kandahar province had improved during the recent years.

However,
the way to a man's heart remains through his stomach...
the anti-government armed forces of Evil are attempting to expand their insurgency in this province amid ongoing violence in the neighboring provinces, including the restive Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
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