11 Afghan landmine clearers abducted
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Unidentified kidnappers have abducted 11 Afghans working in a UN-affiliated landmine clearing program in the east of the country, officials said Saturday. The 11 were taken Thursday in a remote part of Nangarhar province, said Hazrat Hussain Mashreqiwal, provincial police spokesman. He did not name the abductors but said local officials and tribal elders were trying to negotiate the mine clearers' freedom.
Also Saturday, a series of bombings targeted Afghanistan's intelligence and security personnel. (AP)
