KABUL, Afghanistan, (Agencies): Taleban seized 16 Afghan demining experts in an ambush near the Pakistan border Wednesday and released all but seven of them hours after the attack, officials said.
The attack took place near the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar province, said Fazel Wahab, from OMAR, an Afghan humanitarian group working to find and dismantle homemade bombs.
The Taleban also set fire to two of the deminers’ vehicles, he said, adding that the released men have checked in with colleagues in the organization after their release.
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Gen. Aminullah Amerkhail, border police commander for eastern Afghanistan, and Hazrat Mohammad, a spokesman for the Nangarhar provincial police chief, also confirmed the kidnapping.
The attack took place near the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar province, said Fazel Wahab, from OMAR, an Afghan humanitarian group working to find and dismantle homemade bombs.
The Taleban also set fire to two of the deminers’ vehicles, he said, adding that the released men have checked in with colleagues in the organization after their release.
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Gen. Aminullah Amerkhail, border police commander for eastern Afghanistan, and Hazrat Mohammad, a spokesman for the Nangarhar provincial police chief, also confirmed the kidnapping.
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