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Five kidnapped ICRC staff released in Afghanistan

Xinhua, February 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

An Afghan police official on Friday said that five kidnapped staff of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) were released in eastern province of Ghazni earlier on the day.

"As soon as the provincial officials were aware of the abduction, efforts were put in place by local officials and tribal elders to secure the safe release of the abductees. Following the mediation of local elders, the five were freed in Chahar Deah area of Waghaz district at around midday," provincial police spokesman Fahim Amiri told Xinhua.

Unknown armed men in Ghazni kidnapped the aid workers along a roadway on Tuesday in the province with Ghazni city as its capital, some 125 km south of Kabul.

Further details about the kidnapping remained unknown.

The aid agency has suspended its operations in the province in the wake of abduction.

Ghazni and the neighboring Zabul province has been the scene of hostage attacks along main roads over the past one year. Enditem