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1st LD Writethru: Militants abduct 11 civilians in N. Afghanistan

Xinhua, March 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

Armed militants, presumably Taliban fighters, abducted nearly a dozen civilians in Sayad district of the northern Saripul province on Wednesday, a member of provincial council said.

"A group of armed Taliban intercepted a vehicle in Qaflatan area of Sayad district today morning and took away 11 commuters of the vehicle to unknown location," Mohammad Ali Hakimi told Xinhua.

Taliban militants have yet to claim responsibility.

Police are yet to make comment on the report.

Armed militants in the past also abducted civilians in Saripul, Zabul, Faryab, Ghazni and other provinces of the conflict-hit Afghanistan. Endit