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Boy kidnapped from Kabul rescued in Wardak, say police

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KABUL (Pajhwok): A boy kidnapped by insurgents from Kabul has been safely recovered by security forces in the Jalrez district of Maidan Wardak province, police said on Sunday. 

The militants wanted to use Mohammad Muslim, 12, who was abducted from the Company neighbourhood of Kabul some days back, for conducting a suicide attack.’

Naqib Amini, Wardak police spokesman: “The armed opposition wanted to use the boy in a terrorist attack on people. Luckily, police have foiled the plan.”

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