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15 de-miners kidnapped in Afghanistan

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Kabul, April 2: As many as 15 de-miners were kidnapped in Afghanistan's western Herat province, an official said on Saturday.

"At least 15 personnel of a mine clearance agency were on their way to Kohsan district on Friday when unidentified people kidnapped them," Xinhua quoted spokesman for the provincial government Jilani Farhad as saying.

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Without identifying the de-mining agency, the official, however, blamed Taliban militants for the abduction.

Several de-mining agencies have been operating in the conflict-ridden Afghanistan over the past three decades to locate and remove landmines and unexploded devices left over from wars and conflicts in the country.

IANS

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