In Afghanistan, several hundred women gathered Tuesday to call for the release of a female American aid worker kidnapped in the city of Kandahar. Cindy Mizzel was seized at gunpoint on Saturday. Rona Tareen of the Kandahar women’s affairs department called on the abductors to release her.

Rona Tareen: “Our gathering today is to show our support for the American lady who has been abducted in our town. We want the tribal leaders and the government officials to do their best to secure her immediate release. Abduction of women is against Afghani culture and against Islamic values.”