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Taliban capture 6 local journalists in Paktika

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SHARANA (Pajhwok): Taliban militants have captured six local journalists in southeastern Paktika province, officials and colleagues said Saturday.

Ahmadullah Ahmadi, a local journalist for Salam Watandar Radio, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the missing journalists had been invited by Salam Watandar Radio for a workshop.

He said that media workers were on their way to the workshop when they were stopped and arrested by Taliban insurgents in on the Paktia highway in Zurmat district.

He said they had contacted Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid for releasing . . .

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