Security forces arrested 14 Taliban at the Gammon checkpost in Khawazakhela tehsil of Swat district on Thursday, official sources told Daily Times. Armed Taliban came out on the roads in Alam Gunj and Dakorak areas to protest the arrest. However, the sources said the security forces released the Taliban soon after the arrest. Meanwhile, a moavin (assistant) qazi of Khawazakhela announced that the bazaars would remain closed during prayer timings and warned drug paddlers to stop their business or face punishment according to sharia. Separately, unidentified men abducted four people from Manglor area of Mingora city.