BAMYAN (Pajhwok): The Taliban freed nearly a dozen passengers in return for the release of six people, held captive by an uprising group, as part of a prisoner swap deal in Jalrez district of central Maidan Wardak province, sources said on Thursday.
Unidentified gunmen had kidnapped the 11 passengers from Zaiwalat locality of Jalrez district a month back. In retaliation, some members of the uprising group blocked the Jalrez road.
After the passage of 20 days, the uprising group launched an armed assault on Zaiwalat area and . . .
