Kidnapped Afghan Soldiers Found Dead

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- The bullet-riddled bodies of five government soldiers were found in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, a day after they were abducted by suspected Taliban, an Afghan official said.

Troops sent to search for the five Afghan National Army soldiers found their bodies in the Sur Ghogan area of Zabul province, about 240 miles southwest of the capital, Kabul, Zabul Gov. Khial Mohammed said.

``We found the bodies and the Taliban took their vehicle,'' Mohammed said. ``They were all shot in the stomach and chest.''

Officials say the troops were kidnapped on Monday when suspected Taliban stopped their vehicle between Shahjoy and the provincial capital Qalat, on the main road from Kabul to the southern city of Kandahar.
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Poor security threatens to upset plans for the country's first post-Taliban elections slated for September, despite the presence of some 15,000 mainly U.S. troops pursuing insurgents and 6,000 NATO-led peacekeepers.
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