The body of a five-year-old boy who was abducted earlier this week has been found in eastern Nangarhar Province, local sources said Friday.
The child, the son of Barkatullah, a mosque imam in the Momand Dara district, was kidnapped on Tuesday, Sept. 9, and his body was discovered the on Thursday, according to the sources.
They said the boy had been strangled and showed signs of severe torture. Residents described his father as having no known personal disputes.
Taliban authorities have not commented publicly on the killing.
This comes just a week after the body of a 14-year-old boy was found in neighboring Kunar Province under similarly suspicious circumstances.
