We wrote about apostate to Islam Abdul Rahman previously. It turns out that Muslims in Afghanistan really, really want to kill him:

KABUL (Reuters) - The kidnappers of an Italian photojournalist have demanded Italy hand over an Afghan who converted to Christianity from Islam by midnight Sunday in return for the hostage’s release, a Web site said. Gabriele Torsello was taken by five gunmen last Thursday in the violence-plagued south of the country….

They demanded Abdul Rahman, 41, who converted 16 years ago while working with a Christian aid group as a refugee in Pakistan, be returned to Afghanistan. After an international uproar, Rahman was spirited away to Italy in March and granted asylum after being charged with leaving Islam, which carries the death penalty.

No doubt these gentlemen have misinterpreted their sacred texts in the matters of kidnapping, murder, and freedom of religion.

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