Taliban Execute Three Alleged Kidnappers in Farah

Local officials in Farah said that Taliban militants executed three people allegedly involved in kidnapping cases in Khak-e-Safid district on Friday.
Farah provincial council head, Farid Bakhtawar, confirmed the incident and said the three men were usually kidnapping passengers from Farah-Farah Rod highway and then transferring them to unknown locations.
Few days back, the three men who also kidnapped a child were arrested by Taliban militants on the outskirts of Bala Bolok district, he said.
He added that the Taliban executed the men in Khak-I-Safid district today.
Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, a so-called Taliban spokesman, said that their members executed three men, Naqibullah, Mohammad Naim and Lalai who were involved in kidnapping cases in Khak-I-Safid district of Farah today.