Just another day at work for the Taliban. An Indian engineer abducted in Baghan province, in northern Afghanistan, and 4 judges kidnapped and murdered in Ghazni province, where the 21 remaining S. Korean hostages are also being held.

First, the kidnapping:

The Taliban on Friday claimed that it had kidnapped an Indian engineer in Baghlan province of northern Afghanistan.

A local Taliban commander Bahlol said Taliban fighters abducted the Indian engineer, who was working at a local power project, on Thursday in Puli Khumri, the provincial capital.

The engineer has been brought to the central Ghazni province, where 23 South Koreans were abducted on July 19, he added.

Now the murders:

Kabul - Police found the bullet-riddled bodies of four judges in southern Ghazni province where some 23 South Korean Christian Volunteers were also kidnapped nearly two weeks ago, police said on Wednesday. The four men were captured by suspected Taliban two weeks ago as they travelled in Ghazni province from neighbouring Paktika province. The militants had demanded the release of their jailed comrades for their freedom.

"This morning we found the dead bodies of four judges who were shot dead by enemies of peace and stability," Mohammad Zaman deputy police chief of Ghazni province told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

Zaman said that the bodies were dumped in Deh Yak district of the province and police were sent to the area after residents informed the authorities.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to keep track of every kidnapping and murder committed by the Taliban, as the majority of their victims are ordinary Afghans whose stories never make the news. Let's pray for the safety of this latest hostage and for the swift and total elimination of the Taliban.

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