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Unidentified gunmen kidnap three civilians on Kabul-Ghazni highway
A group of unidentified gunmen have kidnapped three civilians on Kabul-Ghazni highway, an official said on Sunday.Khaliqdad Akbari, head of the provincial council of Ghazni province told Khaama Press that the civilians were on their way from Malistan District to the provincial capital when their vehicle was stopped in Mushki area of Qarabagh District on Saturday afternoon. Akbari said five passengers were taken hostages but later a child and his mother were released. “Three people are still in the custody of the gunmen,” he said. Head of the provincial council added that security forces have been requested to secure the release of the hostages. “Their fate is still unknown.” He said. When asked who the kidnappers were, Akbari said “I am sure they were Taliban.” Taliban have not yet commented on the report. Cases of kidnapping have increased across the country since last two years. Most recently the loyalists of the Islamic States of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) which also goes by its Arabic name Daesh kidnapped seven civilians from Ghazni province and later beheaded them in southern Zabul province. Posted by: badanov 2015-12-21 |
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