Gunmen Abduct 15 in Southern Afghanistan
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gunmen abducted at least 15 people, including doctors and nurses, as they traveled to a refugee camp in southern Afghanistan Thursday, officials said.
Aga Jan Nazari, provincial director of the refugee department, said 15 people were kidnapped in southern Kandahar province.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Separately, Dr. Abdullah Fahim, spokesman for the Public Health Ministry, said 20 people were abducted, including a doctor and five nurses who were on their way to a refugee camp in Kandahar.
It was not immediately clear why there was a discrepancy.