FOUR MEMBERS OF A CONSTRUCTION GANG BUILDING A ROAD IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN WERE FOUND SHOT DEAD ON SUNDAY IN AN AREA WHERE TALIBAN FIGHTERS HAVE CARRIED OUT SIMILAR KILLINGS IN THE PAST, A PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL SAID. THE BODIES OF THE MEN, WHO ARE ALL BELIEVED TO BE AFGHANS, WERE FOUND IN A ROADSIDE DITCH IN MAIWAND DISTRICT FOUR DAYS AFTER THEY WERE ABDUCTED WHILE WORKING FOR AN INDIAN ROAD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, DAWUD AHMAD, SPOKESMAN FOR THE GOVERNOR OF KANDAHAR PROVINCE, TOLD REUTERS. EMPLOYEES OF INDIAN ROAD BUILDERS HAVE BEEN TARGETED IN THE PAST BY TALIBAN FIGHTERS, SOWING MORE DISTRUST BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS IN THE REGION.
