[Tolo News] After two weeks in Taliban captivity, 33 professors from Kandahar University were freed on Monday in nearby Ghazni province, according to local officials.Dawa Khan Menapal, a front man for the Governor of Kandahar, told TOLOnews on Monday that all of the lecturers who were kidnapped by snuffies over two weeks ago will soon be joining their families.
He said the releases were brokered by tribal elders, a common method of negotiations between Afghan officials and murderous Moslems. "The teachers were released with mediation by the tribal elders of Ghazni province," Mr. Menapal said. "The teachers are in good health condition."
The 33 university lecturers were on their way to Kabul earlier this month when their bus was stopped by the Taliban in Ghazni's Qarabagh district.
Taliban front man, Zabihullah Mujahid, also confirmed the releases. "The teachers were released respectfully after full investigations," he said. He did not make it clear why snuffies had kidnapped the teachers in the first place.