Taliban attack buses, abduct 60 people

KANDAHAR: The Taliban on Tuesday ambushed buses and cars in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province, forcing people out of the vehicles and abducting around 60 passengers,

KANDAHAR: The Taliban on Tuesday ambushed buses and cars in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province, forcing people out of the vehicles and abducting around 60 passengers, an Afghan official said. The insurgents said they released all but 27 of those abducted. According to Mohammad Ismail, a district police chief in Helmand, the attack happened in Gareshk district. The Taliban forced the buses and cars to stop at gunpoint, he said.

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