Abducted midwife rescued in Ghor

CHAGHCHARAN (PAN province, officials said.

The midwife at a health Development Organisation official, Dr. Wakil, told Pajhwok Afghan News.

The woman was kidnapped on her way home from duty, he said, adding she was freed with mediation from tribal elders and residents. Motive behind her abduction remained unclear, he said.

The victim’s father, Mohammad Nabi, acknowledged his daughter had spent two days in captivity. But he complained the government had taken no action to release her.

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