Taliban show bad faith in deal for chief's son

AP/NY Times:

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Separately in the Sangin district of Helmand, militants executed the kidnapped son of a police officer Saturday, reneging on a deal to release the hostage in exchange for a Taliban commander, said deputy district police chief Abdullah Khan.

The Taliban had initially demanded the release of the Taliban group commander, but after he was freed, they changed the terms of the deal, demanding that the district police chief -- the father of the hostage -- step down.

The militants killed the police chief's son Saturday night in Musa Qala, and handed his body over Sunday morning, Khan said. It was not clear how old the victim was.

In March, the Afghan government released five senior Taliban militants in exchange for the freedom of a kidnapped Italian journalist. The prisoner swap was heavily criticized and sparked fears that the deal would give the Taliban incentive to carry out more kidnappings.

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Taliban bad faith seems to be the norm. The lesson is to give them nothing. Kidnap victims should be considered casualties of war. Where are the terrorist rights wackos? The NY Times and the AP don't even bother to get a condemnation of atrocities like this anymore. Where is the outrage of the reporter and the editor in this story?

BTW, the story is buried in a report about an alleged civilian being killed by British forces after they were attacked by a roadside bomb. The moral inversion is pretty complete even though it is pretty clear that they and the doctors are only guessing the guy was a civilian since the Taliban do not wear uniforms or carry ID tags.

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