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Iranian citizen released in Nimroz after spending a month in captivity

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ZARANJ (Pajhwok): An Iranian national,who was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen a month ago in northwestern Nimroz province, was freed on Wednesday, a senior police official said.

Syed Reza, a transit truck driver transferring goods from the Abbas Port to Nimroz, had been abducted while coming out of a public bathroom in Zaranj, the provincial capital.

Provincial police chief, Brig. Gen. Dilawar Shah, told Pajhwok Afghan News Reza was rescued in Qabaristani locality of Zaranj and handed over to Iranian border guards.

With security forces investigating the incident, no one has been detained . . .

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