An Afghan vote monitoring group said Taleban militants in Afghanistan's south cut off the fingers of two Afghan voters, carrying out a gruesome pre-election threat. Nader Nadery of the Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan said Saturday two voters in southern Kandahar province – the Taleban's spiritual birthplace – lost their fingers. Nadery said the two fingers sliced off had been dipped in purple indelible ink, an anti-fraud measure, but one that identified voters to militants in dangerous, insurgent-held areas. Rumors that militants would cut fingers off spread before Thursday's presidential vote. However, a Taleban spokesman said militants would not carry out such attacks.
