Accessed 16th August 2013
14 August 2013 Last updated at 02:10
Afghanistan: MP Fariba Ahmadi Kakar abducted in Ghazni
The
Taliban have kidnapped a female Afghan MP as she and her children were
travelling in a rural area south of the capital Kabul
Police said Fariba Ahmadi Kakar was
abducted by armed men while travelling in the central province of Ghazni
It is the first time a female MP has
been snatched by insurgents.
Police said the kidnappers had
demanded the release of four Taliban prisoners in exchange for Mrs Kakar.
Ms Kakar's children were later
released in an operation involving Nato forces and Afghan intelligence - but
she is said to be being held in a separate location.
The abduction marks a sinister
milestone in violent attacks against prominent women in Afghanistan , says the BBC's Karen Allen in Kabul
As Nato troops prepare to leave the
country at the end of next year, there are very real concerns that limited
freedoms won for Afghan women are starting to unravel, our correspondent adds.
Just last month, the most senior
policewoman in southern Helmand province was
shot dead on her way to work.
And last week, Afghan senator Rooh
Gul and her husband survived an attack in Ghazni in which their daughter was
killed.
