MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the Khaama Press news agency’s Sunday report, the militants stopped two buses with civilians onboard, proceeding to kidnap them. The police forces launched an operation immediately after the incident.
The Taliban militants took six hostages with them, releasing four of them later. the group currently holds two people hostage.
Afghanistan is in the state of political and social turmoil, with long-standing Taliban insurgency operating in the country as well as other extremist group, such as Islamic State — outlawed in many countries, including the United States and Russia.
