SAR-I-PUL (Pajhwok): Eight passengers abducted by Taliban on Bulkhab-Sancharak highway in northern Sar-i-Pul province have been released following hectic efforts by local elders, officials said Tuesday.
Assadullah Khuram, provincial council member, told Pajhwok Afghan News three of the abducted men had been released last week and the rest released recently.
Khuram said the Bukhab-Sancharak highway had become insecure over the last one year and has witnessed many kidnapping cases. “If the government does not pay . . .
