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July 29, 2007

Karzai: Korean Kidnappings 'Shameful' And Abducting Women 'Un-Islamic'

Topics: Understanding Islam

Interesting comment:

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai called the kidnapping of 23 South Koreans by Taliban militants "shameful" on Sunday, noting that abducting women in particular was un-Islamic. A purported Taliban spokesman set a new deadline for the hostages' lives.

In his first comments since the July 19 kidnapping, Karzai also assured a South Korean presidential envoy that the government will "spare no effort" to secure the hostages' release.

"This (kidnapping) will have a shameful effect on the dignity of the Afghan people," Karzai said, according to a statement after his talks with South Korean presidential envoy Baek Jong-chun.

"(The president) explained that hostage-taking and abuse of foreign guests, especially women, is against Islam and the Afghan culture and the perpetration of this heinous act on our soil is in total contempt of our Islamic and Afghan values," Karzai's office said.

So, does this mean that abductions, as long as they don't involve women, are "Islamic"?

Posted by Abdul at July 29, 2007 11:10 AM

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