LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Local security officials on Wednesday said the Taliban had released all passengers they had kidnapped in the Greshk district of southern Helmand province.
The insurgents hijacked a bus carrying 43 passengers and two trucks in the restive district on Tuesday morning.However, they freed 38 hostages yesterday, keeping five others in their captivity.
Provincial police chief, Brig. Gen. Aqa Noor Kintoz, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban had also released the remaining five captives.“We helped release the five passengers through tribal elders’ mediation.”
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