PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): The Taliban have released four tribal elders after keeping them in captivity for months in the Azra district of central Logar province, a public representative confirmed on Saturday.
Earlier, the town’s administrative chief Hameedullah Hameed said the tribal elders had been taken hostage by the Taliban for cooperation with the government. The elders belonged to Akbarkehel locality.
He identified the elders as Abdul Sattar, Meer Ghausuddin, Abdul Hadi and Hayatullah. Local authorities were unable to rescue them.
Abdul Wali Wakeel . . .
