Man says Taliban cut off nose and ears as he went to vote

A MAN said Taliban militants cut off his nose and both ears as he headed for a polling station in central Afghanistan.

Man says Taliban cut off nose and ears as he went to vote

“I was on my way to a polling station when Taliban stopped me and searched me. They found my voter registration card,” Lal Mohammad told reporters from a hospital bed in Kabul. He said that after cutting him, they beat him unconscious with a weapon.

“I regret that I went to vote,” Mr Mohammad said, crying and trying to hide his disfigured face. “What is the benefit of voting to me?”

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