U.S Aid Workers Held in Afghanistan

Four aid workers that were working in Afghanistan for the United States Agency for International Development were all kidnapped by armed men on one of the country's major highways on Sunday according to officials. It was 1 British woman and 3 Afghan men and they were stopped and then taken away at the gunpoint.The Taliban or the Hezb-e-Islami fighters are active in the are and are the main suspects for this incident. The four also did not coordinate their trips with the Afghan national security forces. This is the third kidnapping of aid workers in Afghanistan in the province of Kunar this year and with all three situations, the people worked for non-profit organizations and were released after negotiations with the kidnappers.

I think this is disheartening as is every kidnapping or killing that happens in Afghanistan. They are trying to restore peace within the country and they are are stopped by the people that are causing the mayhem and it is a very bad situation. We can only hope and pray that the 4 people who were kidnapped will be let free.