GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A local official on Wednesday said accused the Taliban militants of taking a dozen civilians hostage in the Sayed Karam district of southeastern Paktia province.
Niaz Mohammad Khalil, the district’s administrative head, told Pajhwok Afghan News the civilians were taken hostage on Tuesday evening. “They were disembarked from three cars in Badam Kanda area.”
Along with local tribal elders, local officials had launched efforts for securing the release of the civilians, who had been taken to an unknown location, the district chief said.
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