The bodies of four women who were allegedly abducted by Taliban militants from Farah city, the capital of Farah province 695 km west of Kabul, on Thursday were found Friday, a local official said Saturday.

"Taliban militants after kidnapping four women from Farah city on Thursday shot them dead and abandoned their bodies in the outskirts of provincial capital Farah city where the people found their bodies on Friday," spokesman for Farah provincial government Jawad Afghan told Xinhua.

Taliban militants have yet to make comment.

The extremist outfit, which had banned education for girls and confined women in their houses during its six-year reign collapsed in late 2001, has executed several women on charge of adultery over the past decade in areas it controlled.

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