Afghans seethe over child kidnapping scourge

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The Afghan teenager's headless body was found in the desert outside Kandahar on a cold morning in early March.

His name was Naqibullah and he was 13, the latest known victim of a spate of child kidnapping that has stirred fear and anger in Afghanistan.

Interior Ministry spokesman Lutfullah Mashal said 150 children had been abducted in the past year, although he reckoned 100 had been rescued and as many kidnappers caught. Police believe many cases go unreported.

People fear their children are being trafficked abroad to supply paedophiles or for body parts for transplant surgery, or to be sold as slaves.

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Let freedom reign

[Frederik]

1. Just horrible

[GrouchierThanThou]

2. Now THAT is terror nt

[truthisfreedom]

3. If someone in the US press doesn't take action with this story

it's time to start screaming at the top of our lungs.

[lateo]

4. Well its a good thing we made them safer....