Female Afghan MP taken hostage
16 Aug 2013 3:16 AM IST
An unknown gang has kidnapped a female Afghan member of parliament, officials said Wednesday, in the latest example of prominent women being targeted in the country.
Fariba Ahmadi Kakar and her three children were taken at gunpoint on Saturday in the central province of Ghazni on the main highway from Kandahar city to Kabul.
‘The security forces released her children (two girls, one boy) in an operation on Monday. But she has been kept in another location, we are still searching for her,’ Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, deputy provincial governor of Ghazni, told AFP.
‘The town elders are also involved in talks with the kidnappers to secure her release,’ he added,
giving no further details about the identity of the kidnap gang.
Fariba Ahmadi Kakar and her three children were taken at gunpoint on Saturday in the central province of Ghazni on the main highway from Kandahar city to Kabul.
‘The security forces released her children (two girls, one boy) in an operation on Monday. But she has been kept in another location, we are still searching for her,’ Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, deputy provincial governor of Ghazni, told AFP.
‘The town elders are also involved in talks with the kidnappers to secure her release,’ he added,
giving no further details about the identity of the kidnap gang.
Next Story
