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Bodies Of Kidnapped Foreigners Found In Southern Afghanistan


A few of Kandahar Province's many landmines (file photo) (CTK) March 16, 2006 -- Afghan police say they have found the bodies of three Albanians and one German kidnapped by Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan, three days after their execution was announced.


Reports say the bodies were ringed by land mines.


The men were found in the Maiwand district of Kandahar Province.


The four were kidnapped on March 12, along with four Afghans. The Afghans were later released.


(Pajhwak, dpa)

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