Iranian Engineer: Afghan Kidnappers Wanted Us To Stop Building Road
Radio Free Europe Liberty / Radio Free Europe
22-Apr-2011 (2 comments)

One of a group of Iranian engineers and construction workers kidnapped for three days in western Afghanistan says their captors were angered by the road they were building, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reports.

The 12 Iranian road builders were working on an Afghanistan-Iran highway when they were kidnapped by armed men on April 18 in the Pusht-e-Koh area of Farah Province near the border with Iran.

 "We were working in the field; when [a group of] men came and seized us -- four engineers and eight workers -- all unaware," he said.


"They told us that they were Taliban. They didn’t treat us poorly, and shared with us whatever food they could get from villagers. They wanted us to stop building roads. They said it shouldn’t be built here."

A local police chief told RFE/RL that the road is intended to connect Farah's provincial capital with Iran, and that it counters the interest of those that he described as "enemies of the people of Afghanistan."

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Simorgh5555

Backward Muslims oppose road building

by Simorgh5555 on Fri Apr 22, 2011 02:03 AM PDT

This is the same backward mentality from Islam which confronted Reza Shah and enlightned reformists back in the early 20th century when he wanted to modernise the country's infrastructure, build schools and roads and give freedom and equality to women. Islam is a curse on mankind. 


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mahmoudg

stop the Madrassas

by mahmoudg on Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:41 PM PDT

stop the spread of Islam, remove the Islamic Rapist regime, and then remove the Saudi, Wahabist regime, and i will gurantee freedom and rule of Law will return to the region.


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