MAIMANA CITY (Pajhwok): Gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped dozens of passengers from at least four vehicles on a major highway in northern Faryab province, officials said.
A security official, wishing anonymity, Pajhwok Afghan News the passengers were snatched from a 404 public transport bus and three corolla cars on the Mazari-i-Sharif-Maimana highway.
He said the passengers were travelling to Maimana city, Faryab’s capital, from Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh provinces, when they were taken hostage by suspected militants . . .
