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Kabul - Taliban militants cut off the ears of four Afghans working for a government-funded development project in the southern province of Kandahar, the provincial government said Thursday.
The militants on Wednesday detained eight people, including four children, who all work for the development project in the Zhari district, a statement issued by the governor's office said.
The vehicle they were travelling in was burned and the ears of the four adults' severed before the eight were released, it said, adding that the children were not harmed.
All eight are Pashtuns from northern Afghanistan who fled the area after the 2001 toppling of the
Read more: http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2011...#ixzz1GKSFi4jp
The militants on Wednesday detained eight people, including four children, who all work for the development project in the Zhari district, a statement issued by the governor's office said.
The vehicle they were travelling in was burned and the ears of the four adults' severed before the eight were released, it said, adding that the children were not harmed.
All eight are Pashtuns from northern Afghanistan who fled the area after the 2001 toppling of the
Read more: http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2011...#ixzz1GKSFi4jp