Taliban kidnap Afghan vote candidate

Those peace loving Taliban guys sure know how to treat people .

You Vote you " Will Get Hurt "


hindustantimes
The Taliban kidnapped an Afghan parliamentary candidate on Friday and another 18 election workers as security forces went on high alert to stop insurgents derailing the nationwide vote at the weekend. The hardline Islamist militia, which has been fighting an insurgency for nine years since being
overthrown from power in the 2001 US-led invasion, has already threatened attacks to disrupt Saturday's poll and called for a boycott.

It claimed responsiblity for snatching Abdul Rahman Hayat, a candidate from eastern Lagman province, on Friday and an electoral official also blamed the other abductions on the Taliban, which has previously killed three candidates.

"We have kidnapped Hayatullah Hayat," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a text message to an AFP reporter.

The insurgents were also blamed for the kidnapping late Thursday of 18 electoral officials and campaign workers in northwestern Baghdis province.

The Taliban have threatened to attack polling centres, election workers and security forces, and a spokesman for the insurgents warned that voters who dare to try to cast ballots "will get hurt".