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January 30, 2008

Afghan Women Urge New Efforts to Rescue Kidnapped Aid Worker

After the abduction of a female aid worker in Kandahar, Afghanistan, last week, roughly 500 Afghan women gathered in the city on Tuesday to press officials to step up their investigation of the kidnapping, The New York Times reports.

Afghan women’s associations, the newspaper said, also urged citizens at the gathering to work for the release of the aid worker, Cydney Mizell, and her driver, Abdul Hadi, who was also abducted. Afghan officials said that they have no leads on the kidnappers thus far.

Ms. Mizell had been working in Kandahar for six years on educational projects and women’s development as part of the Asian Rural Life Development Foundation.

Soraya Barna, a member of the provincial council of Kandahar, expressed the dismay of the many women who had been touched by the work of Ms. Mizell, saying, “We are so sad and we want her to be released as soon as possible. We want officials and others to multiply their struggle to find her soon and hope she will be back safely.”

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