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Afghanistan launches security campaign to combat abductions

Sunday, 01 May 2016 6:27 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 01 May 2016 6:25 PM ]

Afghan security personnel arrive at the scene following a suicide bombing near the gate of Ministry of Defence in Kabul on February 27, 2016. AFP

Fayez Khorshid

Press TV, Kabul

The Afghan government has begun a major crackdown against kidnapping in big cities, particularly in the capital Kabul where people are abducted in large numbers for ransom. The crackdown has led to the arrest of a large number of suspected criminals. As our correspondent Fayez Khorshid reports, Afghan security forces still have a long way ahead to root out the felony.

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