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| Afghanistan |
| Police rescue 17 civilians kidnapped by Taliban in Herat province |
| 2016-04-10 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 17 people kidnapped by Talibs have been rescued by police forces in western Herat ...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... province of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, the Talibs kidnapped the civilians from Zindjan district of Herat as they were on their way for weekend break. Provincial police front man Abdul Rauf Ahmadi confirmed that the civilians were kidnapped around 2 pm local time but they were rescued during an operation that lasted until 6 pm. Meanwhile, ...back at the palazzo, Count Guido had been cornered by the banditti... reports suggest a member of the police was also among those kidnapped by the myrmidons. According to Ahmadi, two suspected Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! during the operations for the freedom of the hostages. He said the suspects are custody of the security forces and an investigation is underway. The anti-government armed myrmidon groups including the Taliban forces of Evil have not commented regarding the report so far. Herat is among the relatively volatile provinces in western Afghanistan where anti-government armed myrmidon groups are active in a number of its remote districts who are often carrying out insurgency activities. |
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