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Gunmen kidnap MP near capital

Monday, 14 July 2008 02:54

Taliban rebels abduct 41-year-old Logar lawmaker on way to Kabul, official says

(PAN) GUNMEN have kidnapped a Member of Parliament in the eastern province of Logar, which borders the capital Kabul, a local official said.

Dr Abdul Wali Ahmadzai, the MP for Logar, was kidnapped on Saturday morning in the Charkh district while he returned to Kabul after visiting relatives in the province, the head of the provincial council, Abdul Hakeem Sulimankhel, said.

Sulimankhel said the 41-year-old MP’s driver was also kidnapped and that foreign and Afghan troops were sent into the district to locate the MP’s whereabouts.

Sulimankel said the kidnappers were Taliban militants, who had recently warned the MP to leave his job.

This is the first time that a parliament member has been kidnapped in Logar province.

The police chief in Logar, General Ghulam Mustafa Mohsini, said police had surrounded the area where the MP went missing and that nearby districts are also under police surveillance.

No one has taken the responsibility for the kidnapping yet.

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