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Afghanistan: MP Fariba Ahmadi Kakar abducted in Ghazni
Source: BBC
14 August 2013 Last updated at 01:10 GMT
Afghanistan: MP Fariba Ahmadi Kakar abducted in Ghazni
The Taliban have kidnapped a female Afghan MP as she and her children were travelling in a rural area south of the capital Kabul, the authorities say.
Police said Fariba Ahmadi Kakar was abducted by armed men while travelling in the central province of Ghazni with her three daughters.
It is the first time a female MP has been snatched by insurgents.
Police said the kidnappers had demanded the release of four Taliban prisoners in exchange for Mrs Kakar.
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Afghanistan: MP Fariba Ahmadi Kakar abducted in Ghazni
The Taliban have kidnapped a female Afghan MP as she and her children were travelling in a rural area south of the capital Kabul, the authorities say.
Police said Fariba Ahmadi Kakar was abducted by armed men while travelling in the central province of Ghazni with her three daughters.
It is the first time a female MP has been snatched by insurgents.
Police said the kidnappers had demanded the release of four Taliban prisoners in exchange for Mrs Kakar.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23685833